Pandit Pannalal Ghosh
Born in Barisal, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) on July 31, 1911, Amulya Jyoti (nicknamed Pannalal) Ghosh was a child prodigy. He inherited his love of music and the bamboo flute (bansuri) from his grandfather, Hari Kumar Ghosh who played sitar,tabla,and pakhawaj and learned sitar from his father, Akshay Kumar Ghosh. He also learned music from his maternal uncle, Bhavaranjan Mazumdar who was a vocalist. The family first lived in the village of Amarnathganj and later moved to the town of Fatehpur.
Susha
As all artists like to say, there is no sense in staying in one place forever, for we are in constant search for new stimuli. A true carrier of the 'Yodhakaa' spirit, all Susha needs are a couple of arrows, and on the pathway she leaves behind, you will find wild flowers, strewn bits of drapery, fruits left rolling, half dressed girls, swirls, single eyes, open hands with designs of unknown origins… for everything can be expressed with a couple of charcoal sticks, a voice and a pair of hands.