Biography
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G. S. Sachdev
Real name: Gurbachan Singh Sachdev
Effective period / Period of releases: 1971 - 1998
Indian performer of the Bansuri (Bamboo Flute) in the Hindustani classical tradition. Born 1935; died 24 June 2018, having been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.Gurbachan Singh Sachdev was initially a protege of Vijay Raghav Rao, with whom he studied for ten years intensively. He then continued his studies with Ravi Shankar and later with Ali Akbar Khan. He held a degree in music from Gandharav Mandal University in Bombay.
Among his students are Oscar van Dillen and Jin Hi Kim.