Sunita Budhiraja

Stories by Sunita Budhiraja

Pandit Jasraj has gone, but his music lives on

Pandit Jasraj has gone, but his music lives on

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2020

All his disciples across the globe feel he was closest to them. All his friends believe he loved them the most. Just like every gopi in Brijbhoomi felt Krishna was closest to her. Pandit Jasraj didn't have acquaintances; he had friends, recalls his biographer Sunita Budhiraja.

Remembering Girija Devi, the voice of Benares

Remembering Girija Devi, the voice of Benares

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2017

'There is no one who can fill the vacuum created by the passing of Girija Devi,' mourns Sunita Budhiraja.

'Everything she sang became a prayer'

'Everything she sang became a prayer'

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2017

'Anyone who heard her sing was left with a lump in the throat.'

Balamuralikrishna touched people's souls!

Balamuralikrishna touched people's souls!

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2016

'Where the maestro has gone, I am sure Krishna would himself listen to his soulful music.' Sunita Budhiraja recounts her encounters with Balamurali Krishna whose music touched the lives of millions.