Guru Sitar Practice

This is a demonstration of different (guru taught) practices: Mizrab -right hand, Murchana, Meehd and Gamak, in Raag Shuddha Sarang.
Dr Anand Kumar Mishra (1983).
Anand started learning music at a very early age with his guru, the late Pt. Gopal Shankar Mishra.
At a very early age Anand had been sitting on Pt Ravi Shankar's lap whilst Ravi was visiting, and performing with Anand’s father, the great Pt Iswarlal Mishra (Tabla player).
After Anand learnt singing and tabla under the first guidance of his father he then proceeded under the guidance of Prof.Pushpa Basu (Sitarist and then Head of Department of instrumental Music, Benares Hindu Univercity). At this time also he learnt under the direction of the great sitarist Vidushi Krishna Chakravarty. Formally a student of Bharat ratna Pt.Ravi Shankar.
In 2003 the young Anand recieved the covetted young Artist Scholorship HRD Award, and was soon recognised as a Grade B Nation Radio Sitar Artist, at the very young age of 20.
Since then Anand has toured extensively all over India. He plays functions regularly in Varanasi and has also toured Europe, performing most notably at the Pt.Ravi Shankar Music festival, and in 2024 for SaarVadi in the Netherlands. This video has been made by SaarVadi.

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Athma Namasthe Guruji, very usefull lessons for biginers. Thanks a lot. 🌹

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it should be noted shudda swara 2.35