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Awards and Recognitions • H  e was awarded with the Sangeet Natak Academy award in the year 1961. • H  e made a record of playing tabla for about 2 and ½ hrs in the year 1954. Disciples of KANTHE MAHARAJ Noted among his disciples were: • Ashutosh Bhattacharji, • N  anhe Sahaya, • Badri Maharaj, • N  anku Maharaj (son-in-law), • Kishan Maharaj (nephew), • Ramnath  Misra, Shamta Prasad (Gudai Maharaj) • Krishna Kumar Ganguli (Natubabu), • S  ital Misra. APRIL 2018 | 31