Maestro's sitar will be deeply missed. Did we ever thank him and Harrison for their moral and monetary support during 1971 war? Probably not.
-SD
From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 5:38 PM
Subject: [mukto-mona] Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar: My fond memories
That is the face of Robi mama I remember when I first introduced myself as my nana's g'daughter to him at the Commonwealth Centre in London after one of his sitar recitals. He in turn introduced me to George Harrison who had come to see him behind the stage.
Pandit Ravishankar's family hailed from Narail, Jessore, my nana, Kobi Golam Mustafa's home district. So every time we met he would greet me with the words "joshure koi" acknowledging both my nana's reputation as a poet and a common regional heritage with pride.
He was not only the instigator of the historic Bangladesh Concert with George Harrison at Madison Square Garden in 1971, he had written a Bangla song for the concert. When we went to meet him at his hotel in NYC prior to the Concert, he handed me a piece of paper and asked me to read the lyrics of the song. I got a complimentary ticket from him to sit on the 2nd row from the front at the Concert at Madison Square Garden. It was one of the most memorable events in my life!
He genuinely loved his homeland -- Bangladesh. Never for a moment in his long and illustrious career did he forget his Bangalitwo. We should salute him as a proud son of Mother Bengal.
Farida Majid
-SD
"All great truths begin as blasphemies." GBS
From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 5:38 PM
Subject: [mukto-mona] Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar: My fond memories
That is the face of Robi mama I remember when I first introduced myself as my nana's g'daughter to him at the Commonwealth Centre in London after one of his sitar recitals. He in turn introduced me to George Harrison who had come to see him behind the stage.
Pandit Ravishankar's family hailed from Narail, Jessore, my nana, Kobi Golam Mustafa's home district. So every time we met he would greet me with the words "joshure koi" acknowledging both my nana's reputation as a poet and a common regional heritage with pride.
He was not only the instigator of the historic Bangladesh Concert with George Harrison at Madison Square Garden in 1971, he had written a Bangla song for the concert. When we went to meet him at his hotel in NYC prior to the Concert, he handed me a piece of paper and asked me to read the lyrics of the song. I got a complimentary ticket from him to sit on the 2nd row from the front at the Concert at Madison Square Garden. It was one of the most memorable events in my life!
He genuinely loved his homeland -- Bangladesh. Never for a moment in his long and illustrious career did he forget his Bangalitwo. We should salute him as a proud son of Mother Bengal.
Farida Majid
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