Guru Purnima (Sanskrit: गुरु पूर्णिमा, IAST: Guru Pūrṇimā) is an Indian and Nepalese festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers. This festival is traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, to pay their respects to their teachers and express their gratitude. The festival is celebrated on the full moon day (Purnima) in the Nepali (Hindu) month of Ashadha (June–July) of the Shaka Samvat, which is the Nepali calendar known as Hindu calendar in Nepal and India.
Guroraadi Anaadischa Guruh Parama Daivatam Guroh Parataram Naasti Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha.
sitar player Anupama Bhagwat with her guru and sitar maestro Acharya Bimalendu Mukherjee (1925 – 2010)
The Guru has neither beginning nor end; the Guru is the ultimate God (in the visible form). There is nothing beyond this Guru principle, and I salute such a Guru.
The guru-shishya tradition, lineage, or parampara, denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Indian culture and religions such as Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. It is the tradition of spiritual relationship and mentoring where teachings are transmitted from a guru “teacher” (Sanskrit: गुरु) to a śiṣya “disciple” (Sanskrit: शिष्य) or chela.
Such knowledge, whether it be Vedic, agamic, architectural, musical or spiritual, is imparted through the developing relationship between the guru and the disciple.
It is considered that this relationship, based on the genuineness of the guru, and the respect, commitment, devotion and obedience of the student, is the best way for subtle or advanced knowledge to be conveyed. The student eventually masters the knowledge that the guru embodies (Source: Wikipedia.org).
Indian teachers keep a deep going and life long relationship with their pupils. The great ones teach till high ages if their health conditions allow it…
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- Bansuri legend Hari Prasad Chourasia (born 1938) is teaching his class in his high ages…
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- vocalist Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar in midth his pupils…
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- vocal legend Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar (r.) teaching the Gundecha brothers (Dhrupad duo)
… and an increasing number of students coming from the West are study since decades under the guidance of Indian maestros in the traditional relationship of Guru-Shishya-parampara:
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- Saxophonist George Brooks with his guru Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia (Bamboo Flute)
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- Tabla maestro Heiko Dijker (r.) with guru and Tabla legend Ustad Faiyaz Khan
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- Sitarist Amie Maciszewski with her guru Ustad Aashish Khan (Sarode)
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- Randi Gloss (l.) with his guru and Tabla legend Swapan Chaudhuri (m.)
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- dancer Mahua Shankar (m.), sarangi maestro Murad Ali Khan (r.) with Sarangi legend Ghulam Sabir Khan (l.)
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- Sitarist Alokesh Chandra (r.) with his guru Pandit Shyamal Chatterjee (sitar)
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- dancer Arupa Lahiry (l.) with her guru and Bharatanatyam dancer Smt. Chitra Visweswaran
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- Dana Pandey (Tabla) with his guru Ali Akbar Khan (Sarode legend) on stage
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- Tabla player Amit Kavthekar in his youth with guru Alla Rakha (Tabla legend)
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- young Uday Bhawalkar (l.) on tanpura accompanying his guru and vocalist Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (Dhrupad style)
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- vocalist Silpi Paul (r.) with her guru and vocal legend Girija Devi (Banaras gharana)
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- Ghatam Karthick on his weddning (1999) with his guru and Ghatam percussionist Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram (l.)
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- vocalist Kapil Sharma (l.) with guru Pandit Sajan Mishra (vocalist)
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- violinist Rupam Ghosh with guru and Sarod legend Amjad Ali Khan (l.)
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- Dr.Kashyap (r.) with his guru Ram Narayan (Sarangi)
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- dancer Sharmila Sharma (l.) with her guru Pandit Birju Mahara (Lucknow Gharana)
Tks to George Brooks (Sax), Heiko Dijker (Tabla), Amie Maciszewski (Sitar), Randi Gloss (Tabla), Mahua Shankar (dancer), Murad Ali Khan (Sarangi), Alokesh Chandra (Sitar), Arupa Lahiry (dancer), Dana Pandey (Tabla), Amit Kavthekar (Tabla), Uday Bhawalkar (vocalist), Silpi Paul (vocalist), Ghatam Karthick (percussionist), Kapil Sharma (vocalist), Rupam Ghosh (violinist), Dr. Kashyap (Sarangi) and Sharmila Sharma (dancer) for sharing the pictures of intimate moments.
… and many tks to all musicians, teachers I had the gift to learn from over last 10 years (having started my own journey in studying about Indian classical music in January 2005 and presenting my first radio show in Nov./Dec 2005). – Warm greetings & Happy Guru Purnima / ElJay Arem.
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