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Padma Awards should be on merit only : Santoor Maestro Tarun Bhattacharya

Kolkata, Jan 27 (UNI) Santoor Maestro Tarun Bhattacharya has expressed his surprise at
some of the selections made for the 2021 Padma Awards declared on the Republic Day
on January 26.
In a statement here, he said, “I congratulate the recipients of the Padma Awards 2021
declared by the Union Government today, but at the same time I am truly appalled and
dismayed by the criteria and the basis of such selection. Yes, I am extremely disappointed
by the fact that the Government has not shown much respect to achievements in the last
few years and I am afraid a proper selection process or screening is not done by the
concerned authorities."
"In my field of Indian Classical Music, important and path breaking contributions made by
me as creating new ragas ( I created 2 new ragas in the last 4 years) or contributing towards
Nation’s causes, grooming future musicians and many more have been overlooked for years
now and it seems other considerations are at play while making such selections. Many
musicians of much lesser calibre and contribution have been given this recognition,"
"This year achievements in the field of Hindustani Classical music have been completely
overlooked. I have always responded to the Nation’s causes when I created Raag Ganga
responding to the honourable Prime Minister’s vision of Swachch Ganga and also worked
extensively for India’s Polio Eradication Mission apart from raising funds across the Coasts
of USA for visually challenged children of India and also thalassaemia awareness,” the
Santoor Maestro said.
He further added, “It is very disappointing though that shall not make me deviate from my
"Sadhana' or my discipline to attain desired knowledge or goal and that is furtherance of the
cause of Indian music and doing good for humanity.”
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