Ramakant Gundecha

BHOPAL: Dhrupad maestro Ramakant Gundecha , younger brother in the Gundecha bandhu duo, passed away on Friday due to a heart-attack at Habibganj railway station while waiting to board a train to Pune. His eldest brother Umakant Gundecha and cousin Akhilesh Gundecha, pakhawaj artist were with him when he suffered from a heart attack. The trio had performed at the Rabindranath Tagore Literature Festival on Thursday and the three have also attended a session of the Vishwarang festival on Friday morning.

"We were on our way to Pune when he suffered severe chest pains in the car. When we reached Habibganj station we called for an ambulance but he passed away before the ambulance arrived", said Akhilesh.

The Gundecha brothers were maestros of Dhrupad and had recently celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of their Dhrupad Sansthan in Bhopal . The trio had also lent their music and voice to many films, latest being Chanderinama. The trio had enthralled the audience with their performance on Thursday evening at Rabindra Bhavan as part of Vishwarang.

His last rites will be performed at Bhadbhada crematorium at 11am on Saturday.

