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	Maitra rose to prominence as a musician in the 1950s, when he was in demand for concerts both within India and elsewhere in the world. Aside from radio recitals, he performed in countries such as Afghanistan, Australia, China, New Zealand and the Philippines as part of cultural delegations organised by the [[Government of India]], and he also performed in a non-government tour of the USA in 1975. It was from around that time that he gradually reduced his appearances, preferring instead to concentrate on teaching both the sarod and the sitar. His students were often obtained by a referral method, whereby a potential new pupil was introduced by someone who was already being taught by Maitra. Sometimes he would teach directly, and other times he would delegate the task to a student.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study \|first=James Sadler \|last=Hamilton \|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher \|year=1994 \|isbn=978-8-12081-210-9 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JP5Wzqq7I80C \|pages=115–119}}</ref>		Maitra rose to prominence as a musician in the 1950s, when he was in demand for concerts both within India and elsewhere in the world. Aside from radio recitals, he performed in countries such as Afghanistan, Australia, China, New Zealand and the Philippines as part of cultural delegations organised by the [[Government of India]], and he also performed in a non-government tour of the USA in 1975. It was from around that time that he gradually reduced his appearances, preferring instead to concentrate on teaching both the sarod and the sitar. His students were often obtained by a referral method, whereby a potential new pupil was introduced by someone who was already being taught by Maitra. Sometimes he would teach directly, and other times he would delegate the task to a student.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study \|first=James Sadler \|last=Hamilton \|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher \|year=1994 \|isbn=978-8-12081-210-9 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JP5Wzqq7I80C \|pages=115–119}}</ref>

	In July 1944, Maitra married Lalita Chaudhuri, a lady from the "royal family" of Sushang.<ref> {{cite journal \|title=Radhika Mohan Maitra: His Life and Times\|author1= Kalyan Mukherjea \|author2=Peter Manuel\|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/382336\|year=2010\|journal= Asian Music\|volume=41\|issue=2\|pages=188\|url-access=subscription \|via=[[Project MUSE]]}}</ref> He died in 1981, aged 64, following an accident.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study \|first=James Sadler \|last=Hamilton \|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher \|year=1994 \|isbn=978-8-12081-210-9 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JP5Wzqq7I80C \|page=115}}</ref>		In July 1944, Maitra married Lalita Chaudhuri, a lady from the "royal family" of Sushang.<ref>{{cite journal \|title=Radhika Mohan Maitra: His Life and Times\|author1= Kalyan Mukherjea \|author2=Peter Manuel\|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/382336\|year=2010\|journal= Asian Music\|volume=41\|issue=2\|pages=188\|url-access=subscription \|via=[[Project MUSE]]}}</ref> He died in 1981, aged 64, following an accident.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study \|first=James Sadler \|last=Hamilton \|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher \|year=1994 \|isbn=978-8-12081-210-9 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JP5Wzqq7I80C \|page=115}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Radhika Mohan Maitra
| image = Radhika_Mohan_Maitra_with_his_Mohan_veena.jpg
| caption = Radhika with sarod
| image_size = 
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_place =
| birth_date = 1917
| origin = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_place =
| death_date = 16 October 1981
| instrument = [[Sarod]]
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| occupation = [[Sarod|Sarod player]]
| years_active =
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Buddhadev Das Gupta]],
[[Kalyan Mukherjea]] [[Sanjoy Bandopadhyay]], [[Narendra Nath Dhar]], Samarendra Nath Sikdar, Michael Robbins
| website =
}}
'''Radhika Mohan Maitra''' (1917–1981) was an [[India]]n [[sarod]] player and the guru of [[Narendra Nath Dhar]], [[Kalyan Mukherjea]], [[Buddhadev Das Gupta]], [[Sanjoy Bandopadhyay]], Abanindra Maitra, Pranab Kumar Naha, Samarendra Nath Sikdar, Michael Robbins, and many other outstanding musicians of this generation.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 August 2008 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2008/08/08/stories/2008080850020100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011013739/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2008/08/08/stories/2008080850020100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 October 2008 |title=Music on the screen |first=Gautam |last=Chatterjee |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2015-01-24}}</ref> Maitra was considered an influential figure in 20th century sarod playing and received the title Sangeetacharya.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 January 2006 |title=Timeout |work=The Telegraph |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060123/asp/calcutta/story_5745971.asp |accessdate=2015-01-24}}</ref> He was among those awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards) |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |accessdate=2015-01-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archivedate=30 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Radhika Mohan Maitra came from a Bengali [[zamindar]] family that had a history of musicianship and of patronising that art. His grandfather, Lalit Mohan Maitra, was a player of the [[tabla]], his father, Brajendra Mohan, played the sarod, and his mother learned the [[sitar]]. Among those who were patronised by his grandfather was Mohammed Amir Khan and it was he who acted as the [[guru]] and principal teacher of Radhika, although the pupil also learned other instruments and styles of music with his permission. In addition to his musical training, Maitra held an M.A. degree in philosophy, awarded by the [[University of Calcutta]], and also a LL.B. law degree. He taught philosophy for a while and was also a noted [[musicology|musicologist]] with several books to his name.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study |first=James Sadler |last=Hamilton |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher |year=1994 |isbn=978-8-12081-210-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JP5Wzqq7I80C |pages=3–6, 113–114}}</ref>

Maitra rose to prominence as a musician in the 1950s, when he was in demand for concerts both within India and elsewhere in the world. Aside from radio recitals, he performed in countries such as Afghanistan, Australia, China, New Zealand and the Philippines as part of cultural delegations organised by the [[Government of India]], and he also performed in a non-government tour of the USA in 1975. It was from around that time that he gradually reduced his appearances, preferring instead to concentrate on teaching both the sarod and the sitar. His students were often obtained by a referral method, whereby a potential new pupil was introduced by someone who was already being taught by Maitra. Sometimes he would teach directly, and other times he would delegate the task to a student.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study |first=James Sadler |last=Hamilton |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher |year=1994 |isbn=978-8-12081-210-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JP5Wzqq7I80C |pages=115–119}}</ref>

In July 1944, Maitra married Lalita Chaudhuri, a lady from the "royal family" of Sushang.<ref> {{cite journal |title=Radhika Mohan Maitra: His Life and Times|author1= Kalyan Mukherjea |author2=Peter Manuel|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/382336|year=2010|journal= Asian Music|volume=41|issue=2|pages=188|url-access=subscription |via=[[Project MUSE]]}}</ref> He died in 1981, aged 64, following an accident.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study |first=James Sadler |last=Hamilton |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher |year=1994 |isbn=978-8-12081-210-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JP5Wzqq7I80C |page=115}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |title=Radhika Mohan Maitra: His Life and Times |first1=Kalyan |last1=Mukherjea |first2=Peter |last2=Manuel |journal=Asian Music |volume=41 |issue=2 |year=2010 |pages=180–197 |doi=10.1353/amu.0.0065|s2cid=162348071 }}

==External links==
*[http://www.raga.com/interviews/210int1.html Buddhadev Dasgupta speaks about his guru]

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[[Category:1917 births]]
[[Category:1981 deaths]]
[[Category:Bengali musicians]]
[[Category:Hindustani instrumentalists]]
[[Category:Musicians from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Sarod players]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian musicians]]
[[Category:Indian Classical Musicians of Bengal]]

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