Pt Subhankar Banerjee, Percussionist
Renowned percussionist Pt Subhankar Banerjee died after battling COVID-19 for two months at a private hospital in Kolkata, his family said on Thursday. He was 54.
Banerjee who died on Wednesday is survived by his wife, son and daughter, they said.
His son, promising percussionist Archik posted on Facebook “Lost”.
Several classical musicians from Pt Tejendra Narayan Majumder, Pt Purbayan Chatterjee, Ustad Rashid Khan, Pt Bickram Ghosh are slated to attend Banerjee's last journey with COVID-19 protocols on Thursday from Sangeet Research Academy where his body was kept.
Banerjee, who had done jugalbandi with all legendary classicists from Pt Ravi Shankar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan to Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma had been admitted to the hospital on June 20 and was on ...