Sitar Maestro Pandit Debu Chaudhuri Dies Of Covid Related Complications, Says Son

Pandit Debu Chaudhuri: The sitarist, considered among the greatest sitar players alongside Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ravi Shankar and Nikhil Banerjee, belonged to Jaipur's Senia Gharana of music started by the descendants of Tansen's family and known for working towards preserving the purity of ragas.

Sitar maestro Pandit Debu Chaudhuri died of COVID-19 related complications at a Delhi hospital today, his son Prateek Chaudhuri said. He was 85. Prateek Chaudhuri announced the death of his father, formally known as Devbrata Chaudhuri, on his official Facebook page. "My Father, The Legend of Sitar, Pandit Debu Chaudhuri... is no more. He was admitted with Covid along with dementia complications and was put in ICU on ventilator around midnight today.( 1st May 2021)..after which he suffered a heart attack and could not be revived ..... In spite of all efforts and prayers he could not be saved," Prateek Chaudhuri wrote. The musician is survived by his son Prateek, daughter-in-law Runa and grandchildren Rayana and Adhiraj.