Surendra Narayan Das
| Surendra Narayan Das | |
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| Native name | গায়নাচার্য সুরেন্দ্র নারায়ণ দাশ |
| Born | 1908 Comilla, Bangladesh |
| 💀Died | 10 April 1986 Comilla10 April 1986 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Other names | Pandit Suren Das |
| 🏫 Education | B.Ed |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1925–1985 |
| 🏢 Organization | Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan(সঙ্গীত শিক্ষার্থী সম্মিলন) established in 1942 |
| Known for | Hindustani Classical Music |
| Notable work | Raag Manjusha – A book of Classical Music |
| 🏡 Home town | Comilla, Bangladesh |
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| 👩 Spouse(s) | Bela Das (died 1996) |
| 👶 Children | 4 daughters and 5 sons |
| 👴 👵 Parents | |
| 👪 Relatives | Sudhin Das (Brother) |
| 🏅 Awards | Gold medalist from Comilla Foundation in 1977 |
Surendra Narayan Das (সুরেন্দ্র নারায়ণ দাশ)[2] (1908–1986) prominently known as Pandit Suren Das[3] (সুরেন দাশ)[4] was born in a reputed family at Talpukur Par (West) Comilla, Bangladesh. His father, the late Nishikanta Das, was a renowned businessman. Nishikanta Das originally resided in Bikrampur, Dhaka. During the early 1900s, he moved to Comilla and resided there permanently. Suren Das was his first child. He was a vocalist of Hindustani classical music. He was also known for the khyal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music forms Bhajan and Kirtan.
Early life and musical training[edit]
During the 1930s, Suren Das went to Kolkata for a private job in a life insurance company. Side by side, he also started his music career as a student of Pandit (Pt.) Sree Harihar Roy. He then started learning from Ustaad Allauddin Khan. Later, taking advice from Kha shaheeb he started learning classical music from eminent vocalist Dr. Jamini Nath Ganguly [5] then Acharya Pandit Grijiza Shankar Chakroborty.[6]
After learning there for some years he came back to Comilla in 1935 and started learning from the Maharaja of Gouripur, Bangladesh Sree Brajendra Kishore Chowdhury[7] and later his son Pt. Sree Birendra Kishore Roy Choadhury.[8] Both these person were eminent scholars in Mymensingh. During that time for learning and gathering knowledge of music Suren used to travel to Gouripur, Bangladesh from Comilla, a distance of 392 kilometres (244 mi) each week. The music class was conducted in Gouripur House.[9] Suren collected around 350+ Raga (known & unknown) from the king and his son. He also trained in instruments like tanpura, tabla, and sitaar.
Music career[edit]
After gathering huge knowledge from all the respected gurus, Suren Das[10] started his music career as becoming involved in Kolkata Betar (radio) . He also started to research various aspects of Hindustani Classical Music. During this time, using the names Sadananda and Sudas he wrote around 1000+ bandish of various ragas. In addition, he wrote 100+ Bhajan and Kirtan as well as Raag pradhan songs. During this time, he bacame familiar with many notable personalities in Comilla, one of them was S. D. Burman.
Music institution[edit]
- During 1942, Suren Das established a music school in Bangladesh, Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan (সঙ্গীত শিক্ষার্থী সম্মেলন)[2] in Talpukur Par Comilla and started to teach music to the students. He was principal of this institute until he died in 1986. From 1942 till present around 5000+ students trained from this institute. Many of them were and are well established in the music arena in Bangladesh.
- During 1940s, he acted as a principal of Kumar SD Barman Music School in Agartala, India.
- From 1963 until 1977, he was the Head Examiner in the course of music both in secondary and higher secondary level in Comilla schools. Because of his hard work the Comilla Board school authority included music as a subject in the syllabus in both these levels.
- From 1975 until 1978, he acted as a principal of Nazrul Parishad, Comilla.
Awards and recognition[edit]
- In 1992, after his death, Comilla Town Hall[11] (বীরচন্দ্র গণপাঠাগার ও নগর মিলনায়তন)[12] authority honored Panditji by adding his name to the memory stand as an honorable person.
Literature works[edit]
- Acharya Surendra narayan Das (সুরেন্দ্র নারায়ণ দাশ),[13] during his music tenure collected so many known and unknown raagas. During his teaching period, he also wrote huge number of bandish of different raagas. He wished to publish a book on classical music but due to some difficulties it was not possible. Twenty-five years of his death i.e., in the year 2011, his successors Alaka Das and Manas Kumar Das published his book of classical music named Raaga Manjusha – A book of Classical Music. This book was edited by both of them. The book was published under the banner of Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan (সঙ্গীত শিক্ষার্থী সম্মেলন).[14] Beside this, a senior student of Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan , named Babul Kumar Ghanta also worked hard to publish this book.
- During 2015, Panditji's daughter Alaka Das published a book of classical music named Raag Manjori (রাগ মঞ্জরী).[15] This book was actually the second version of Raaga Manjusha based of the creation of Pandit Suren Das.
Personal life[edit]
Panditji married Smt. Bela Das during 1943. They had four daughters and five sons. Among them, Alaka Das is considered as one of the finest singers of Hindustani Classical Music at present times in Bangladesh. She is also acting as a principal of Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan since 1986. Elder son Advocate. Ram Prasad Das is a well known Tabla player, Pranab Kumar Das is a retired government employee as well as an organizer, Subrata Das is also a well known artist of Nazrul Sangeet. Manas Kumar Das is considered as one of the finest artist of Nazrul Sangeet in Bangladesh and then Tapas Kumar Das is also a well known artist of Nazrul Sangeet. All of them are involved in Bangladesh Television and radio since their early music careers.
This music family of Comilla is well known in the music arena of Bangladesh. This music family's contribution is briefly prescribed in chapter 2 of page number 87-88 and 102 of a research paper named "Forms and styles of Hindustani music in Bangladesh special reference to khayal and thumri in context of gayaki and tantakari"[16] published on 17 December 2015 conducted by Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
Disciples[edit]
Some of Panditji's disciples are:
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "সুধীন দাশ সুরের আকাশে শুকতারা" [Shuktara in the air of the gentle music]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 10 April 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "রবীন্দ্রনাথকে হৃদয়ে ধারণ ও নজরুল চেতনায় উজ্জীবিত হতে হবে" [Rabindranath must be excited by the awareness of Nazrul]. Comillar Kagoj (in Bengali). 29 May 2016.
- ↑ http://www.gunijan.org.bd/GjProfDetails_action.php?GjProfId=103
- ↑ http://www.gunijan.org.bd/ViewGalleryDetails.php?ImageId=1059&GjProfId=103
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Vocalist-Jamini-Nath-Ganguly-dead/articleshow/19202474.cms
- ↑ http://www.itcsra.org/TributeMaestro.aspx?Tributeid=11
- ↑ Hamilton, James Sadler (1994). Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 6. ISBN 978-81-208-1210-9. Search this book on
- ↑ http://davidphilipson.com/music/tansen/
- ↑ http://www.thedailystar.net/gouripur-house-needs-urgent-attention-35277
- ↑ http://dainikazadi.org/details2.php?news_id=293&table=june2015&date=2015-06-04&page_id=1&view=
- ↑ https://etrigg.com/location/comilla-town-hall-town-hall-road-kandirpar-3500-bangladesh/767384/
- ↑ http://vromonto.com/birchandra-gono-pathagar/
- ↑ http://www.betarprogram.org/songeet
- ↑ https://www.rokomari.com/book/publisher/5190
- ↑ https://www.rokomari.com/book/125960
- ↑ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/60527
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