"My approach to music is very deep. I do not compromise. Indian music is based on spiritualism and was practiced and learned to know the Supreme Truth. A musician must lift up the souls of the listeners and take them towards Space. This is the history of Indian music. "
His interpretation of ragas was usually traditional although he would some times take liberties with the raga in a moment of inspiration.
Nikhil Banerjee,Raag Bhairavi
9/30/08
Nikhil Banerjee
Pandit Nikhil Banerjee (14 October 1931 – 27 January 1986) was one of India's most prominent Sitar masters of the 20th Century.