Last evening I journeyed to Rangayana, like it was a pilgrimage, to see Pandit Rajeev Taranath, the Sarod Maestro par-excellence, whose birthday it was. The venue, a small auditorium Bhoomigeeta, was overflowing with music connoisseurs, Taranath’s old friends and admirers. I was one among them. The programme was to celebrate Karnataka’s celebrated Sarod Maestro’s 85th…
By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] Star of Mysore (SOM): So that is how your childhood was? Pandit Rajeev Taranath: Yes, a part. I kept myself busy with books than what the other boys of my age did; they played some game or something. I also played, but my mother got me back home…
Mysuru: Jnanpith Awardee Dr. Chandrashekara Kambara, describing his guru and friend Pt. Rajeev Taranath, as a person with panoramic vision of the country and who could observe the changes happening very delicately, said the very fact that such a person is amidst us today is a matter of pride for all of us. He was…
There is a saying: “Child Prodigy, Adult Tragedy.” Very few child prodigies go on to become legends. However, there is one legend amidst us today — octogenarian Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath. He is a person who has straddled the two worlds of academics and music with equal élan. But it is through his music,…
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