SANTOSH KUMAR MISHRA---SARANGI MAESTRO

Santosh Kumar Mishra (b. 1956) is the eldest son of Pandit Bhagwan Das Mishra who was a veteran of the Banaras gharana. He learned largely from his Uncle Narayan Das Mishra as his father was employed at All India Radio, Lucknow. He is employed as an accompanist at the Music College of Banaras Hindu University. In recent years he has been the most popular and successful sarangi accompanist in Banaras.