Kolkata, March 10 -- India Post has released a special cover to commemorate the birth centenary of sitar maestro Annapurna Devi.
Born on April 23, 1927, Annapurna Devi died on October 13, 2018.
The Annnapurna Devi Foundation took the initiative for the programme held at the GPO on Monday.
Sukriti Gupta, director of Postal Services, Kolkata region, was present at the function along with eminent classical musicians, including Nityanand Haldipur, Basant Kabra, among others.
Daughter of Ustad Allauddin Khan and first wife of Pandit Ravi Shankar, Annapurna Devi was a legendary Surbahar player. She was the sister of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and belonged to the Maihar gharana. Her noted students included Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Pandit Hari Prasad ...