Kartick Kumar
Pandit Kartick Kumar | |
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| Born | November 11, 1936 Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh) |
| Origin | Kolkata, India |
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| Years active | 1950s–present |
Pandit Kartick Kumar is an Indian musician and Sitarist, He was also a disciple of pandit Ravi Shankar and father of Niladri Kumar.[1]
In 1958, Kumar was awarded the President's Gold Medal All India Award for sitar at a music competition held by All India Radio.[2][3][4] He moved to Mumbai in 1960.[5]
References
- ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (13 February 2022). "'All music comes from seven notes': Sitarist Kartick Kumar on his career in film and classical music". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Viegas, Vanessa (12 November 2018). "Building a musical fortress". The Asian Age.
- ^ "Mellifluous intricacies". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ Pradhan, Aneesh. "Celebrate Guru Purnima with a performance by Ravi Shankar and his students Kartik Kumar, Harihar Rao". Scroll.in.
- ^ "'As a guru, he was the king of kindness'". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2012.