PANDIT ANOKHE LAL MISHRA: You Surely Haven't Heard Tabla Playing Like This Before!

Pandit Anokhelal Mishra (1914-10 March 1958) was an Indian Tablā Artist who belonged to the Banaras Gharana of Hindustani classical music. Anokhelal was born into a very poor family of Kashi (Banaras), now known as Varanasi (State-Uttar Pradesh). Anokhelal learnt tabla under Bhairow Prasad Mishra (Bhairow is also spelt as Bhairav or Bhairon). Bhairow prasad Mishra detected his talent and enrolled him as a student of the Tabla in the Banaras Gharana of Ram Sahaiji at the age of 6 years. Anokhelal Learnt Tabla for about 15 years from Bhairow Prasad Mishra. Bhairow Prasad Mishra was a disciple of Bhagat-ji. Bhagat-ji was a disciple of Ram Sahai, the founder of The Banaras-Bāj (aka Banaras Gharana). According to The Banaras Bāj-The Tablā Tradition of a North Indian City by David Roach, Anokhelal was the most famous disciple of Bhairav Prasad Mishra among Maulvi Ram Mishra, Mahavir Bhatt, Mahadev Prasad Mishra, Anokhelal Mishra, and Nageshvar Prasad.
Pandit Anokhe Lal ji lost both of his parents when he was six years old, making him an orphan at such an early age and he was brought up by his grandmother. Anokhelal put in unremitting riyaz (practice) under the guidance of Guruji (Master), which went on for hours together, every day. He was called the Jadugar (wizard) of 'Na Dhin Dhin Na ' (theka of Teen Taal- 16beats) and ' Dhere Dhere Kite Taka ' (particular tabla syllables). He used to play these and many more syllables with clarity even at extreme speed. He was skilled at fast playing ' Na Dhin Dhin Na ' with his 1st finger. Pandit Anokhelal was a soloist as well as an accompanist. Anokhelal performed several solo concerts during his career and also gave 'Sangat' (accompany) to many famous musicians and classical dancers. Some of them are Ustad Allauddin Khan, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, etc. Anokhelal trained many musicians in India. Ramji Mishra, Mahapurush Misra, Ishwarlal Mishra (alias Lallu), Chhotelal Misra, Chandra Nath Shastri, Radhakanta Nandi, Kashinath Mishra (son), Bityut Banerjee, Partha Nath Shastri, Sanjay Mishra(Grandson), Sundar Lal Mishra and Chakkan Lal Mishra are some of the prominent pupils of Pt. Anokhelal Mishra. One of the notable disciples was Pt. Chhotelal Mishra. He was afflicted by Gangrene on his left foot in 1956 and of this disease, he expired on 10 March 1958, at the young age of 44.

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पं. अनोखे लाल मिशरा जी को शत शत प्रणाम !

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App. Ke. Charno. Me. Pranam.

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शत शत प्रणाम !

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गुरु पंडित अनोखे लाल जी को 🌹सत् सत् नमन 🌹🙏🙏

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Ye aapka bada ehsan hai Hindustani classical music par jo aap in mahan kalakaron ko is programs ke zariey ZINDA rakha hai, wah kia bahtreen Tahqeeq hai, bahut bahut mubarak.

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Long Live Pt Anokhe Lalji

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Wah subhanallah

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Bahut hi Achcha Laga mai bhi Pandit Mahapurush Mishra ka shishya hun

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Wonderful explanation sir❤❤❤

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जय हो

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Mera ati priye Tabla Gurumese ek hey ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹

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Pranam karta hu

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Keya baat aap muje shunaya. Aap Mera GURU ji Ustad Keramat Khan Sahib ki nam vi liya. Mai to "Mithas Benarasi" ki fida who. Ei hi Mera Bora afsos Mai Mahan Hasti ko dekh nehi pai. Jo vi Mai Suna, sob Mera Ustad ji ka pas. Aaj Jo Mai suna Mera aakh nami ho giya. Mai Bhagwan ko dekh nehi Paiya. Aapo mere saccha Dil se Pronam.

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Great music initiative

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अनोखे लाल जी का तबला भी सुना देते तो बड़ी कृपा होती 🙏

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आप ध्यान से सुनिए, अनोखे लाल जी का तबला प्ले किया गया है.

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Was ji

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what a lovely voice biography of the LEGEND PANDIT JI we need more and more biographies in such divine voice

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Thank you for the biography unke disciple Ram sumir mishra kya Ranchi radio me staff artist the mai bhi unse sikha hu

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Nice presentation. Dhelabai's picture by the 6th minute seems to be unrelated. The written description that Anokhelalji lost his parents as a teenager doesn't match with the audio that he lost them by two and half years and six years of ages.

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You have listened attentively to this story, Mitra ji. I sincerely appreciate it; many thanks. Dhelabai was a huge fan of Pandit ji's tabla playing. She was Pandit ji's ardent admirer and frequently travelled from Gaya to Banaras to attend his lectures, thus I've included her picture. Secondly, we have rectified the description error you brought up.

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काश आपने उनकी एक बंदिश भी सुनाई होती।

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Background mein koi western track ka disturbance hai.

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A beautiful and very valuable art work💕👍🏽 Many thanks 🌹🙏🏼