Debu Chaudhuri | Sitar Maestro | Writer | Radio Autobiography | Part 1

Prasar Bharati Archives presents AIR Archives Radio Autobiography of Paidi Jairaj (1935 – 2021).

An renowned Sitar maestro and teacher, conferred the Padmabhushan and Padma Shri. He is considered a leading sitarist of Post War era and one of the leading proponents of Senia Style (or Gharana).

His first broadcast was at the age of eighteen at the All India Radio in 1953. He created 8 new Ragas viz. Bisweswari, Palas-Sarang, Anuranjani, Ashiqui Lalit, Swanandeswari, Kalyani Bilawal, Shivamanjari and Prabhati Manjari (in memory of his wife Manju).

He is considered one of the greatest sitar players of the era with Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ravi Shankar and Nikhil Banerjee with a unique istyle of using the 17 fret sitar while most musicians use the 19 fret sitar.

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