Renowned sitar player Pandit Debu Chaudhuri passed away on May 1 at a Delhi hospital due to Covid-19 complications. He was 85.
- A disciple of Mushtaq Ali Khan, Debu Chaudhuri was born in 1935 in Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh).
- He was considered among the greatest sitar players alongside Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ravi Shankar, and Nikhil Banerjee, belonged to Jaipur’s Senia Gharana of music.
- Debu Chaudhuri had been awarded the Padma Bhushan-the third highest civilian award and the Padma Shri.
