Ashu-Babu Memorial Tabla School
The students of Late Pt. Kaviraj Ashutosh Bhattacharya are carrying on his tradition of teaching tabla, in the same room as he used to teach, practise and otherwise spend his days. There are no fixed charges and the only payment is by donation to Guru-ji's family in order to contribute to upkeep of this sacred place. The teaching style is traditional with emphasis on clarity and beauty of sound and precision of technique, requiring long hours of focused practice. First-time students should preferably spend at least 3 months continuously taking lessons.
These are the students of Guru-ji currently teaching tabla in Varanasi and/or in branch schools around the world:
- Dr. Debabrata Bhattacharya - Varanasi (weekends)
- Sri Debapriya Bhattacharya - Melbourne
- Sri Manishankar Tripathi - Varanasi (weekdays) + yearly Europe summer tour
- Sri Shen Flindell - Brisbane + yearly Japan tour
- Sri Tapan Bhattacharya - Barcelona
- Sri Udai Mazumdar - Switzerland
Class of 2001
(L to R) Nick Beiber, Shen Flindell, Guru-ji, Elizabeth Campbell
Class of 1994-95
(L to R) Steff Hellenkamp, Shen Flindell, Guru-ji, Manishankar Tripathi, Steff Niessen