Acclaimed sitar player and Professor Prateek Chaudhuri passed away due to Covid-19 complications on Thursday, May 6, 2021. His father, the celebrated sitar master Devbrata Chaudhuri (Debu Chaudhuri), also died last week due to Covid-19.

Prateek Chaudhuri was born on September 7, 1971. He was an admired sitar player. Prateek trained under his father and belonged to the Senia Gharana of music. He was also a professor at the Department of Music in Delhi University. He is survived by his wife Runa and children Rayana and Adhiraj (also a sitar player).