Monday 15 October 2018

Google Doodle celebrates Tabla maestro's birthday

         Google Doodle, the search engine giant celebrates the 110th birthday of Tabla Maestro Pandit Lacchu Maharaj, on Tuesday, 16th October.

       Pandit was born in Banaras,  a famous city in Uttar Pradesh , on october16,1944.His father was Vasudev Maharaj. He was the fourth in twelve siblings.Lachhu Maharaj was a simple and easygoing person, who never voluntarily received any respect. He inculcated the tradition of playing tabla in the whole Banaras.Even now, his disciples play tabla all around the world.
      He received Sangeet Natak Akademi award in the year 1957. It is one of the prestigious award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's national Academy for music, dance and drama.He died on July 27th,2016.
Source: oneindia.com

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