SOME REVIEWS IN THE PRESS

...Sanchari gave a good account of herself like her teacher. She displays a strong instinct for a lush tone, sur, and grace of expression. Her musical statement is clean and incisive. So are her meends and gamaks.            THE HINDU, Friday, January 22, 1999. ...Sanchari has already established herself as one of our younger Sitar players of growing ability and repute…I look on Sanchari’s ability to play with such a skilled accompanist, quite without flinching from letting him weave his own rhythmic patterns, as a mark of assurance in respect of laya.            SRUTI, March 1999. …Sanchari showed remarkable command in the Jorh, Jhala and the overall elaboration of the Raga. Her capacity to embellish the raga with various tonal combinations and rhythmic patterns was evident time and again...           JANSATTA, July 1999. ...Sanchari has already established herself as one of our younger Sitar players of growing ability and repute…her Alapa brought out the distinctive nature of the raga clearly and promptly. She seemed to care all along for tonal charm as well; and’ in the opening stages, also for the peaceableness of manner which the Vilambit idiom demands… I look on Sanchari’s ability to play with such a skilled accompanist, quite without flinching from letting him weave his own rhythmic patterns, as a mark of assurance in respect of laya.            SRUTI, March, 1999. ...Her performance was an improvement on the previous one of hers that was heard by me. The raga was accurately projected with the swara and tone in fine shape.           THE HINDU, Friday, September 8, 2000. …while rendering the raga that was composed by her Guru, Sanchari showed great maturity, which earned her high appreciations from the listeners. Clarity of notes, the flawless flow, melodious elaborations in the Vilambit and Drut compositions and her capacity to effortlessly play various patterns in the Dugun, Tigun and Chaugun layas added to the brilliance of her performance…           PUNJAB KESARI, September 2000. ...Sanchari Bakshi, a disciple of Pandit Debu Chaudhury gave a promising performance on the Sitar.           THE SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA, (Chandigarh), December 31, 2000.