Music has a magnetic attraction. It persuades you and attracts you,” says the world renowned sitarist Partha Bose.
Partha Bose was in Indore city on Wednesday to perform at Ustad Amir Khan Samaroh. While in a candid rendezvous with The Pioneer, Bose shared his 50 years of musical journey and his deep passion for Indian classical music.
Partha Bose is among those musical maestros who have given it back to challenges and stood up for his dreams. Bose, who left home for the love of music, Bose shared most of the beautiful memories of his musical voyage.
His story begins in 1968 when a six-year-old boy from a business family of Kolkata started the intensive Sitar training under his Guru Pandit Manoj Shankar of Maihar Gharana to pursue music just as a hobby.
Intensive training, rigorous practice and above all, destiny chalked out his career as a professional musician, who completes around five decades of his musical journey in 2018 and enjoys worldwide acclaim.
Recalling his training days, Bose said, “The most wonderful part of my journey is the time I spent with my Guru. He would teach me like he would teach his son and this is a beautiful feeling which will stay with me forever.”
Bose while unveiling the pages of his life book, said, “I never wanted to be a professional musician. But after I turned 14 years old, I could feel some changes in me. The tunes of sitar would haunt me and when I listened to some stalwarts on stage I would dream of performing on stage like them.”
Partha Bose occupied an eminent position as a leading instrumentalist of his generation. Bose is credited with a distinct approach to music, reflecting an imaginative synthesis of virtuosity and creativity. He was first featured on Akashvani at the age of 11 years and today Partha has taken an eminent position as a Sitarist of his generation.
Bose is possibly the first and only visiting Indian musician to be invited for 4 years in a unique project of lecture-demonstrations in Canadian schools funded by Ontario Trillium Foundation, Government of Ontario, Canada.
“My first international break was given to me by Ustad Sagiruddin Khan, when I played at Bagladesh. Then in 1991 I gave my first big international performance at USA, and then it is how my journey really started,” added Partha Bose.
Talking about the changing scenario of budding artists and audiences, Bose said, “As compared to olden times, today both the audience and performers have forgotten the depth and emotions of the Indian classical music.”
While signing off, Bose adviced, the upcoming artists, he said, “learn the music through Guru Shishya Parampara and try to balance both the sides, i.e. tradition and advanced technology.”
