Renowned Sitarist, Prateek Chaudhuri Passes Away At 49 Owing To COVID-Related Issues

Renowned sitarist Prateek Chaudhuri has passed away after Covid-related issues. He was 49. The death comes within a week of his father Pandit Debu Chaudhuri breathing his last on May 1, after being infected with the coronavirus.

Prateek Chaudhuri’s demise was confirmed on Friday evening on the official Twitter account of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

“We deeply mourn the sad demise of eminent sitarist Shri #PrateekChaudhuri. He was working in the Faculty of Music & Fine Arts, Delhi University as a Professor. May God give enough strength to the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss and may the departed soul rest in peace,” said a tweet by @MinOfCultureGoI.

We deeply mourn the sad demise of eminent sitarist Shri #PrateekChaudhuri. He was working in the Faculty of Music & Fine Arts,Delhi University as a Professor. May God give enough strength to the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss and may the departed soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/p6ruepEPWh

— Ministry of Culture (@MinOfCultureGoI) May 7, 2021

Prateek Chaudhuri was reportedly admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in the city and passed away on Thursday. May his soul rest in peace.

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