{"id":1471,"date":"2023-12-14T13:01:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/?page_id=1471"},"modified":"2023-12-20T18:29:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:29:43","slug":"story-of-deva","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/index.php\/story-of-deva\/","title":{"rendered":"Story of Deva"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1471\" class=\"elementor elementor-1471\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-810e590 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"810e590\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdc0f2d\" data-id=\"bdc0f2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c6c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83c6c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Debapriya Adhikary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1f6fa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ec1f6fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fdd431 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2fdd431\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69107b2\" data-id=\"69107b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa760f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fa760f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Story Of Debapriya Adhikary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c21785\" data-id=\"7c21785\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cafbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3cafbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cI didn\u2019t start music to be a professional performer, my mother said Music is the best wisdom I wish you to grab, knowledge to make your best friend forever. To my mother it was meant to be a part of\nlife which requires diligent submission. So, she never shown any mercy to wake me up at chilling\ndawns even, sometimes scolding and today I understand the benefit of those\u2026and I am today an\nopen person to accept anything that comes my way as I know Music keeps connected to the\nSupreme.\u201d \u2026.(smilingly) says Debapriya\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6b32a7\" data-id=\"f6b32a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ff9e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46ff9e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDebapriya Adhikary was born and brought up at the industrial township of Sindri in Jharkhand at a simple educated Bengali family. From his childhood he was attentive towards arts so, never didn\u2019t\nformally learnt the seven notes Sa Re Ga Ma sitting with anyone. He just adopted it listening to his\nMother Anita Adhikary singing and practising, who was working herself at FCIL and a busy\nhomemaker too. She was a disciple of Pt. Shivnath Jha popularly known as Taanraj (Master of trills).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e2271a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2e2271a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f48db5\" data-id=\"3f48db5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30fd9a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30fd9a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/08-684x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/08-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/devasaman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/08-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/devasaman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/08-768x1149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devasaman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/08-1027x1536.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/devasaman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/08.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd1271a\" data-id=\"dd1271a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f55d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f55d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Musical journey Of Deba<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed46587 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ed46587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d8882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d8882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeeing his interest and admiration she nourished him with rudiments of music for few years. Then realising the spark in his son, she became very determined to get him the best training so, she took\nhim to Pt. Samaresh Chawdhury of Senia and Maihar Gharana, who later made Debapriya his\nGandabandh disciple. For 14 years from the age of 8 he got his tutelage. She used to make a long\ntravel to Durgapur from Sindri to his Guruji (Mentor) as for her Music without missing classes at any\ncondition or season or festivities.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f35044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f35044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cMom never let any excuse to come in front when it came to learning. I had seen her got completely drenched in heavy rain while reaching the railway station taking me and my younger brother to\nreach the station walking as no vehicles were active because of water logs and my papa was away\ntoo for office projects. She knew she could get us dry clothes in train but she had to remain wet\nstanding at the door for 4 hours to get dry yet she wouldn\u2019t say let\u2019s not go to today\u2019s class.\u201d \u2026.adds\nDebapriya.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd68868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd68868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Debapriya&#8217;s voice is not only a treat to the ears of music lovers but a journey to experience subtleties and strength at one time. Pt. Chawdhury\u2019s training gave him an immense insight about Voice Culture, smoothness and clarity in executing trills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4fe1b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c4fe1b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcae4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dcae4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally his training with the legendary Padma Vibhushan Girija Devi of Benaras Gharana as a Gandabandh disciple for 11 years, has helped him acquire mastery on Thumri, Tappa,Tap-Thumri, Dadra, Kajri, Jhula, etc alongwith many unknown treasures and khayal tradition of Benaras too he got from her.<br \/>Dr. Girija Devi further nourished his mind and voice with strength, power and ideas to see beyond the world of notes and said words.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Debapriya also got blessed insights from Pt. Kumar Prasad Mukherjee of Agra and Rampur Sahashwan tradition who gave a complete new dimension to his thought forms to create surprises. He also got nurtured with Pt. Vijay Kichlu of Agra who gifted him with many Bandishes and definitely the beauty to look into ragas and their technical beauties. Above all Debapriya is a keen listener and developed many finer elements with Samanwaya Sarkar while doing and practising Duet , and also listening to Masters of other traditions.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>His excellence to create beauty blending tradition and innovation, depth of knowledge and training over the 3 decades with Masters and Stalwarts of Indian Classical Music, make him distinguished. Debapriya, is an A graded artiste of All India Radio and National &amp; Presidant Award Winner and one of the finest vocalists of the country of the younger generation, with a silken voice and uncanny command over the octaves. His style of singing is marked by both elegance and grandeur that transcends the audience to a rare height of emotional excellence. His neatness and clarity of gamaks and their variations, intricate taans(trills) meends (gliding between note), chuts (sharp jumpsbetween notes), pronunciation of notes (swargam) and other elements. Debapriya\u2019s perfection of\u00a0\u00a0thoughts and understanding of voice to keep even intricate elements soothing to ears got him admirers from around the world. Debapriya\u2019s interest and keenness towards learning and merging arts and science enriched him physically and emotionally with the training under the school of Pranic Healing a gift by Master Choa Kuk Sui and Fitness studies. In his childhood he got exposure to learn Kathak Dance with Smt. Ajanta Jha a disciple of Pt. T L Rana and learnt it conscientiously for long 7 years to develop his artistry and understanding.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>With developed and gifted virtues Debapriya has earned a name and fame around the globe. He completed his Masters with Music and also did Junior Research Fellowship under Ministry of Culture, Govt of India on the subject \u201c History of Thumri &amp; Girija Devi\u2019s contribution to the subject\u201d.<\/p><p><br \/>Presently Debapriya is getting nurtured by Pt. Uday Bhawalkar on rudiments and nuances of Dhrupad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fafdfd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fafdfd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f00b736\" data-id=\"f00b736\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183c8c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"183c8c2\" 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To my mother it was meant to be a part of life which requires diligent submission. So, she never shown any mercy to wake me up at chilling dawns even, sometimes scolding and today I understand the benefit of those\u2026and I am today an open person to accept anything that comes my way as I know Music keeps connected to the Supreme.\u201d \u2026.(smilingly) says DebapriyaDebapriya Adhikary was born and brought up at the industrial township of Sindri in Jharkhand at a simple educated Bengali family. From his childhood he was attentive towards arts so, never didn\u2019t formally learnt the seven notes Sa Re Ga Ma sitting with anyone. He just adopted it listening to his Mother Anita Adhikary singing and practising, who was working herself at FCIL and a busy homemaker too. She was a disciple of Pt. Shivnath Jha popularly known as Taanraj (Master of trills). Musical journey Of Deba Seeing his interest and admiration she nourished him with rudiments of music for few years. Then realising the spark in his son, she became very determined to get him the best training so, she took him to Pt. Samaresh Chawdhury of Senia and Maihar Gharana, who later made Debapriya his Gandabandh disciple. For 14 years from the age of 8 he got his tutelage. She used to make a long travel to Durgapur from Sindri to his Guruji (Mentor) as for her Music without missing classes at any condition or season or festivities.\u201cMom never let any excuse to come in front when it came to learning. I had seen her got completely drenched in heavy rain while reaching the railway station taking me and my younger brother to reach the station walking as no vehicles were active because of water logs and my papa was away too for office projects. She knew she could get us dry clothes in train but she had to remain wet standing at the door for 4 hours to get dry yet she wouldn\u2019t say let\u2019s not go to today\u2019s class.\u201d \u2026.adds Debapriya. Debapriya&#8217;s voice is not only a treat to the ears of music lovers but a journey to experience subtleties and strength at one time. Pt. Chawdhury\u2019s training gave him an immense insight about Voice Culture, smoothness and clarity in executing trills. Finally his training with the legendary Padma Vibhushan Girija Devi of Benaras Gharana as a Gandabandh disciple for 11 years, has helped him acquire mastery on Thumri, Tappa,Tap-Thumri, Dadra, Kajri, Jhula, etc alongwith many unknown treasures and khayal tradition of Benaras too he got from her.Dr. Girija Devi further nourished his mind and voice with strength, power and ideas to see beyond the world of notes and said words. Debapriya also got blessed insights from Pt. Kumar Prasad Mukherjee of Agra and Rampur Sahashwan tradition who gave a complete new dimension to his thought forms to create surprises. He also got nurtured with Pt. Vijay Kichlu of Agra who gifted him with many Bandishes and definitely the beauty to look into ragas and their technical beauties. Above all Debapriya is a keen listener and developed many finer elements with Samanwaya Sarkar while doing and practising Duet , and also listening to Masters of other traditions.\u00a0 His excellence to create beauty blending tradition and innovation, depth of knowledge and training over the 3 decades with Masters and Stalwarts of Indian Classical Music, make him distinguished. Debapriya, is an A graded artiste of All India Radio and National &amp; Presidant Award Winner and one of the finest vocalists of the country of the younger generation, with a silken voice and uncanny command over the octaves. His style of singing is marked by both elegance and grandeur that transcends the audience to a rare height of emotional excellence. His neatness and clarity of gamaks and their variations, intricate taans(trills) meends (gliding between note), chuts (sharp jumpsbetween notes), pronunciation of notes (swargam) and other elements. Debapriya\u2019s perfection of\u00a0\u00a0thoughts and understanding of voice to keep even intricate elements soothing to ears got him admirers from around the world. Debapriya\u2019s interest and keenness towards learning and merging arts and science enriched him physically and emotionally with the training under the school of Pranic Healing a gift by Master Choa Kuk Sui and Fitness studies. In his childhood he got exposure to learn Kathak Dance with Smt. Ajanta Jha a disciple of Pt. T L Rana and learnt it conscientiously for long 7 years to develop his artistry and understanding. With developed and gifted virtues Debapriya has earned a name and fame around the globe. He completed his Masters with Music and also did Junior Research Fellowship under Ministry of Culture, Govt of India on the subject \u201c History of Thumri &amp; Girija Devi\u2019s contribution to the subject\u201d. Presently Debapriya is getting nurtured by Pt. Uday Bhawalkar on rudiments and nuances of Dhrupad. Prizes &#038; Awards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1471","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1471"}],"version-history":[{"count":127,"href":"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1785,"href":"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1471\/revisions\/1785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devasaman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}