Pandit Ram Krishna Bose : Achievements

He is an accredited B-High grade artist of all India Radio New Delhi and has also performed for television. He has also presented public performances in Mumbai, Kolkata, Shantiniketan, Lucknow, Agra, Mathura, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Indore, Cochin, Patna, Chennai, Baroda etc. and charmed the audience everywhere. Looking to his contribution to the world of music 'Sur Singar Sansad', Mumbai honoured him with the title ‘Talmani’ in 1987 and ‘Surmani’ in 1990. He has also been felicitated by All India Radio, New Delhi and Raj Mahotsova Rajsamand which gave him the title ‘Pandit’.

Mr. Bose chose Udaipur as his place of work has been working here since 1993. He believes that Indian classical music can be used to serve the society an immense way by virtue of its utility in meditation and treatment of anxiety.

As said before, confluence of strigned melody and percussion sound in a single person is very rare these days especially in the time when specialization is becoming the order of the day. When he plays Tabla, his 'baaz' clearly says he belongs to 'Farukhabad' as well as 'Benaras Gharana'.

While he accompanies on 'Tabla', he really compliments the artist (be it vocal or instrumental) without competing with the artist. This is called 'Saath-Sangat' which needs deep understanding of the artist, his emotions as well as his music which is rare today. He could manifest this as he has learnt both, the nuances of Tabla as well as Sitar, Santoor and vocal simultaneously.

When he plays a critical instrument like 'Santoor', his dexterous fingers touch the chords gently to bring notes with perfect tonal quality which leaves the audience spell bound. Very pleasant tone, eleborate 'alap' and 'barhat', 'Laykari' and fast 'Taans' are his characteristic style of redition.

Due to innovative technical aptitude, Shri Bose has improvised his Santoor for better tonal quality and altogether for a different concept which can be seen when one gets an opportunity to listen to his performance.

It would be interesting to know that he has blended the qualities of Persian-Santoor with that of Kashmiri-Santoor and Sitar to produce tonal quality in his instrument. Pdt. Jasraj, Rajan-Sajan and Pdt. Ajay Chakraborty his favourite singers. Pt. Sapan Chowdhury and Pt. Anindo Chatterjee are his ideals in Tabla Playing. Pdt. Shivkumar Sharma, the famous Santoor maestro is his spiritual idol.

Mr. Bose has succeeded is maintaining a balance between his devotion to art and worldly needs and there is no doubt that his contribute to music will bring him laurels.

He hopes to realize his dreams through the organization that he has set up ‘Bose Music Institute.’