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post Oct 21 2005, 05:30 PM
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http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=38615

Tripura celebrates legendary playback singer Sachin Dev Burman’s centenary


By Pinaki Das, Agartala: Fans and followers of India’s legendry playback singer S.D.Burman recently held his centenary celebrations at the Rabindra Centenary Hall, his house in Agartala.

Born in the royal family of Tripura, Burman began his musical journey by learning classical music from his father, noted sitarist and Dhrupad singer Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman. He later continued his training under Ustad Badal Khan and Bhismadev Chattopadhaya.

Burman da or , elder brother as he was lovingly called by all, had a great fan following. It was his unforgettable stamp on their mind that fascinated his fans from Tripura and West Bengal and many from the neighbouring country Bangladesh to the three-day long celebration. They sang popular songs in Bengali and Hindi languages composed by the great maestro.

Burman’s fans said that he attempted to reach out to the common man through his songs. “He began his career from the grassroots level and then through his songs he reached the common man,” said Debajit Bhattacharjee, a fan of S D Burman.

In Mumbai, he began with Filmistan’s Eight Days (1946) but his first major breakthrough came the following year with the company’s Do Bhai (1947). The song Mera Sundar Sapna Beet Gaya sung by Geeta Dutt is remembered till today. It was her breakthrough song into the film industry!

Shabnam (1949) was his biggest hit with Filmistan with the multi-lingual song Yeh Duniya Roop ki Chor sung by Shamshad Begum becoming the rage of the day.

S D Burman’s period, according to his fans is considered a ‘golden age’.

His songs has endeared him to his fans. They hope that the future generation who wants to make a career in music would follow his footsteps. “He resides in the heart of everyone. Even the modern generation remembers him. This shows his importance,” said Riddhi Bandopadhya, a singer and a fan.

Burman was born in ‘Comilla Rajbari’ at ‘Chortha (Thakurpukur)’ on October 2, 1906. The music maestro was popularly known as ‘Sachin Karta’- ‘Karta’ is the title of respect for the Tripura Royal family members. SD Burman spent most of his life in his Comilla house where he composed and sang many of his famous songs before moving to Kolkata in 1937 and then to Mumbai in 1942.

S.D. Burman proved that age is no impediment for creativity. He was a great composer who remained in high demand right till the end of his life. His grip on Indian folklore, his sound classical base, his capacity to absorb from the scene around him made him the greatest all-rounder in Indian film music.

His first album was released in 1938 in Kolkata. The album rocked the entire music world. With this, began his career in cine music. His son, Rahul Dev Burman also followed his footsteps. They set a new trend in the world of cine music giving it a new dimension.

S.D Burman’s compositions were beyond geographical boundary. He gave a melodious voice to the common man’s emotions and aspirations- love and agony, pain and dreams.

Burman’s first film as a singer was Sanjher Pidim (1935). He also composed music for Dev Anand’s production company, Navketan’s first film Afsar (1950) and films like ‘Baazi’ (1951), ‘Bandini’ (1963), ‘ Guide’ (1965) ‘Jewel Thief ‘ (1967) and ‘ Aradhana’ (1969).


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Restore SD Barman´s house: B´deshi intellectuals
By Manas Paul


Agartala,October 18: The 'Rajbari' at Comilla in Bangladesh which
once used to enthrall the neighborhood with melodious tunes and
produced one of the greatest music maestros of the Continent-Sachin Dev
Barman- is now reduced to a poultry farm.


The matter came to light during the recent centenary celebration of SD
Barman in Agartala.
SD Barman belonged to the Royal family of Tripura. Son of Kumar
Nabadweep Chandra Dev Barman who happened to be elder brother of King
Birendra Kishore Manikya Bahadur of Tripura, SD Barman was born in
'Comilla Rajbari' located at a place called 'Chortha (
Thakurpukur)' on October 2, 1906.


At that time Comilla was included in Chakla Roshnabad or Tripura
King's 'zamindari'.
The music master popularly known as 'Sachin Karta' - Karta being
the title of high respect carried by the Tripura Royal family members-
spent a great part of his life in his Comilla house where he had
composed and sang many of his famous songs before moving to Kolkata in
1937 and then to Mumbai in 1942. His first album was published in 1938
in Kolkata taking the entire music world by storm.


As S D Barman, as well his equally famous son Rahul Dev Barman, lived
the rest of his life in Mumbai giving new dimension of the cine music,
his links with Comilla house thinned out. Ultimately some years ago the
Rajbari turned into a stinky poultry farm under a Bangladesh government
sponsored scheme.
The shocking revelation that SD Barman's birth place is now a poultry
farm also surfaced in the Tripura assembly where the members
unanimously appealed Bangladesh government to restore the house to its
old glory. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar addressing the centenary
celebration of SD Barman made a fervent appeal to the Bangladesh
intelligentsia to take up the matter.


Soon the Bangladesh intelligentsia, which seemed to have hitherto been
oblivious to the fact, responded to the Tripura Chief Minister and
assembly's request demanding immediate government action for bringing
back melodious past of the house.
On October 13 last as many as 46 leading Bangladeshi intellectuals like
Samsur Rehman, Kabir Choudhury, Sardar Fazlul Karim, Anissuzzaman,
Kalim Sarafi, Kamal Lohani, Ramendu Majumdar, Dr AK Azad Choudhury,
Syed Samsul Hoque, Dr Harun Ur Rashid, Bipul Bhattacharjee, Selina
Hussain et al in a joint statement to Bangladesh government demanded
immediate steps from Dhaka to make the birth place of S D Barman a
Musical centre.


"Kumar Sachin Dev Barman's compositions in all sense crossed the
man made limitations and gave a melodious voice to the common
people's emotions and aspirations- love and agony, pain and dreams-
of all time." "We know the cultural pursuits of man always wither
away the political boundaries to reach out to the people. And it is all
the more applicable for a maestro like S D Barman. We feel his birth
place is an embodiment our national heritage, culture and tradition. It
must be turned into a 'Milan Kendra' of the music lovers of the
entire continent", the statement said adding that Bangladesh
government's step to restore the great musician's ancestral house
would also strengthen the bilateral relations and traditions of the
people of the two countries.
The Bangladeshi intellectuals said Dhaka should complete the
restoration process of the house before October 1, next year.


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great that Bangladeshi gov are restoring Sachin Da's old house...

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