Samta Prasad (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pandit Samta Prasad (July 20, 1921, - 1994) was an Indian classical musician and Tabla player from the Benares gharana. He also played tabla in many Hindi films including, Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963) and Sholay (1975), and film music composer Rahul Dev Burman was one of his disciplesHe was the son of Pandit Hari Sunder, also known as Bacha Mishra, his grandfather was Pt. Jagannath Mishra, and ancestors included Pt. Pratap Maharaj, and also known as Gudai Maharaj.