Sitar player Prateek Chaudhuri dies of COVID-19 week after father's death

Prateek Chaudhuri, renowned sitar player, died due to Covid-19 complications. His father, veteran sitarist Devbrata Chaudhuri, popularly known as Debu Chaudhuri, also died last week due to Covid-19. "Prateek Chaudhuri, the promising talent and son of legendary Debu Chaudhuri is no more. Was struggling hard in ICU and yesterday he joined his father as they walked together on the path of eternity- Rest in Peace Prateek," Mr Jha posted on Twitter. 

Prateek was admitted along with his father last week. He was improving and was to cremate his father on Monday but his vitals began to deteriorate and he was admitted to the ICU where he could not pull through and died of a cardiac arrest. Prateek Chaudhuri, who belonged to the Senia Gharana of music, was also a professor at the Department of Music in Delhi University. He is survived by his wife Runa and children Rayana and Adhiraj. Prateek began learning the ropes of Senia gharana sitar from his father and his dada guru Ut Mushtaq Ali Khan. He was also a professor at Delhi University, an A-Grade artiste of radio and national television.