Parimal Manmohan Sadaphal presents sitar recital

PPParimal was exposed to Indian Classical Music at the tender age of three, when his mother was pursuing the degree of Sangeet Visharad. Even at that age, he surprised everyone by being able to identify several ragas while listening to radio programmes or live concerts. In his early years his mother Suman Sadaphal, groomed him in handling an instrument as delicate as a sitar. On seeing his talents, the great sitar Maestro, Pt. Ravi Shankar advised that since he was too young at that time, Parimal should be started formal training in playing the sitar from the age of seven and suggested that he be trained under one of his senior disciples, Shri Balwant Rai Verma in Delhi.

Accordingly, Parimal’s started his formal training exactly at the age of 7 under the able guidance of Shri Balwant Rai Verma. His father Dr.M. N. Sadaphal, who was a Senior Scientist with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research along with his mother, constantly encouraged and helped him to practice and develop his skills. Within a couple years, Parimal had won awards at several music competitions and started regularly playing on All India Radio (Yuv Vani). He also won the prestigious National Cultural Talent Scholarship. In 1971-72, at the age of 10, he performed at several venues in the United States of America including US television for the Bangladesh Relief Fund. Parimal continued pursuing higher training in music under the supervision of Shri Uma Shankar Mishra, another renowned disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar.