Bickram Ghosh disturbed by Pathankot terror attack

Celebrated percussionist Bickram Ghosh called the terrorist attack in Pathankot yesterday disturbing and asked people to shun violence.
"I feel distraught. I am disturbed. All I can do is ask people to shun the path of violence by listening to music which is so divine. This is what I can best do," the classical instrumentalist told PTI.
"From Paris to Pathankot, the news of such terror attacks disturb everyone... Including an artiste like me. Would like to see an end to this. If anyone starts appreciating music, he will never become a terrorist," he said.
Four attackers, a Garud commando and three DSC were killed yesterday in Pathankot when heavily-armed Pakistani terrorists had attempted to storm the base, triggering a day-long gunbattle at the airbase, barely 35 kms from the Indo-Pak border.

A fresh grenade blast ripped through the air force base this morning claiming the life of an NSG commando, as three other security men succumbed to injuries in a hospital after yesterday's terror attack taking the toll of Indian security personnel to seven.
Bickram performed at the 'Chowdhury House Music Conference' last night. The four-day musical conference from January 1, an important date in city's classical musical calendar on the lines of Dover Lane, also witnessed performances of Tanmoy Bose, Dev Shankar-Jyoti Shankar (violin), Waseem Ahmed Khan (khayal) among others.