Krishna Kumar Ganguly “Natu Babu” (1905-1993)
Disciple of Durga Sahai
Krishna Kumar Ganguly, popularly known as Natu Babu, the fourth son of Sri Surath Nath, was born in November 1905 and lived in their ancestral Tallah home in Kolkata.
Music was already in the family as Surath Nath’s elder brother Pandit Manmatha Nath had considerable expertise in tabla. Drawn to tabla naturally, young Natu expressed his keenness to learn the idiom to his father. Though initially rather reluctant, Surath Nath took Natu to Chunilal Banerjee, a friend and a reputed tabla player. For three years Natu Babu trained with Chunilal Babu. Later he trained under Pandit Durga Sahai for ten years. Natu Babu blossomed into an accomplished tabla player, but to satisfy his hunger for knowledge he studied with Pandit Purushottam Mishra for five years. He trained in the Lucknow style under Chhotan Khan for eight years. From Basid Khan and Labban Khan, he mastered a number of Delhi Gharana compositions.
Pandit Kanthe Maharaj of Benaras came to live in Calcutta in 1937 and at Chhotan Khan’s behest Pandit Kanthe Maharaj trained Natu Babu till 1969. Thus Natu Babu imbibed training from the Lucknow & Benaras Gharanas simultaneously.
Such a highly talented person remained an introvert and a bachelor. All praise that came his way, he politely ascribed to his gurus. He avoided all honours which the music world wished to confer on him. He taught his students without charging any fees as he believed that if he taught his students selflessly then after rebirth he would get a better Guru among them. He was an advocate by profession and spent all his earnings for the betterment of his disciples. Even he performed at concerts without any remuneration.
Natu Babu passed away on 3rd July 1993, leaving behind Sri Gour Pal, Sri Samar Saha, Sri Tarak Saha, Sri Lakshmi Narayan, Sri Nirmal Ganguly and many other pupils.
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