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Dantan's 90-Year-Old Sanai Player Defies Age, Preserves Musical Heritage in West Medinipur
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90-Year-Old Shehnai Maestro Fights to Preserve Fading Tradition in West Medinipur
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12-03-2026, 13:42
90-Year-Old Shehnai Maestro Fights to Preserve Fading Tradition in West Medinipur
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Purna Aguan, a nearly 90-year-old shehnai artist from Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, continues to play despite the decline of the traditional instrument.
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He has dedicated nearly six decades to the shehnai, learning from his father at age 30.
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Once popular for weddings and events in the 1970s, opportunities have dwindled due to modern instruments.
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Aguan laments the new generation's lack of interest in learning shehnai, fearing the art's disappearance.
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He hopes the new generation will embrace the tradition to revive the shehnai's emotional melody in Bengal's villages.
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