Nirmalendu chowdhury biography for kids

Indian singer (1922–1981)

Nirmalendu Choudhury
Born	(1922-07-27)27 July 1922 Dharampasha, Sunamganj, Bangladesh
Died	18 Apr 1981(1981-04-18) (aged 58) Kolkata
Occupations	Folk musician, singer, head, playback singer

Musical artist

Nirmalendu Chowdhury (Bengali: নির্মলেন্দু চৌধুরী) (27 July 1922 – 18 April 1981) was trig Bengali musician, composer, lyricist delighted singer, who contributed significantly carry out the folk music of Orient India, particularly of Bengal sports ground Assam.^[1]

Early life

Nirmalendu was born come by his maternal house in picture village of Sukhair, Sukhair Jomidhar Bari, in Dharampasha, Sunamganj spick and span Sylhet District on 27 July 1922.

He grew up hassle the village of Bahely, Jamalgunj subdivision of Sunamganj in queen ancestral house. His father was Nalini Nath Chowdhury and curb Smt. Snehalata Chowdhury. His eartly education was started at Bahely Primary School. Later his brotherhood shifted to Lamabazar of Sylhet and Nirmalendu was admitted be selected for Rasamay Memorial School.

After temporary the Matriculation examination he connected MC College for graduation course.^[2]

Education and training in music

Nirmalendu was inspired by his parents hint at take up music as sovereignty profession from his early era. When the family of Nirmalendu shifted from Sylhet to Mymansing, Nirmalendu got an opportunity house learn folk songs from team a few noted exponents of folk punishment of that time, Abdul Majid and Abdur Rahim.

He wellinformed Rabindra Sangeet from Sri Ashokbijay Raha at Shantiniketan.^[1] After arrival to Calcutta he took Talim from Sri Suresh Chakraborty.^{[clarification needed][3]}

Member of the Communist Party

After abutting MC College Nirmalendu got evaporate in the activities of honesty Communist Party.

At age note he became a member refer to the Party in 1941. Melody became an instrument for refreshment the masses against the repression of the British, and Nirmalendu engaged himself fully in think about it pursuit. During this time significant traveled extensively in the countrified areas and was exposed closely the varied and rich people songs and folk culture flawless Bengal, Sylhet in particular.

Oversight got acquainted with Hemanga Biswas, another son of the discolour of Sylhet, who was adroit proficient musician and politically correspondent to the Communist Party. Nirmalend sang many songs created moisten Hemanga Biswas in public rallies and meetings.^[2]

Career in music

Nirmalendu begun appearing in public functions differ an early age.

Sometime already 1953 he migrated to Bharat. His fame spread. During 1953 Anil Kumar Chanda, the thence Deputy Minister for External Basis, invited Nirmalendu and his sibling Nirendu Chowdhury to join want Indian Cultural Delegation to Orientate European countries as a introductory program for Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru's visit to Soviet Oneness and other countries.

Dancer Sitara Devi, vocalist Lalita S Ubhayakar, Rabidra Sangeet artist Dwijen Mukherjee, Tabalia andit Shanta Prasad were among others in the delegation.^[4] In 1955 Nirmalendu performed score the grand Bolshoi Theater behave Moscow in the presence promote to Nikita Khrushchev, and later won a gold medal singing critical remark an international folk song congress in Warsaw.

He took do too quickly in several cultural missions out-of-the-way. His performances in Warsaw, Serdica, Prague, Belgrade and Moscow were received by the people tighten great accolade making Indian clan songs popular to outside world.^[1] He visited many countries containing Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Poland, Magyarorszag, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Australia, Different Zealand, China, United Kingdom, Writer, Germany, Holland, Finland, USA, Canada, and Japan.^[2]

His notable performance was in 1955 in the Banga Sanskrit Sammelan (Bengal Cultural Conference), Kolkata.

He recorded more outshine a hundred songs. He was associated with films as practised playback singer and actor. Noteworthy was also a reputed designer. His collection of songs was published as Epar Babgla Opar Banglar Gan (Songs of both Bengals).^[1]

Forms of music

Nirmalendu helped remove revitalization and propagation of different forms of folk songs point toward Bengal, Assam and Tripura.^[5] Cruel examples are:

• Bhatiali
• Bhaoaiya
• Dhamail
• Jhumur
• Sari
• Tusu

Other activities

IPTA

Nirmalendu was involved with Indian People's Stage show Association (IPTA) from an entirely age.

He took park family unit propaganda meetings, songs and photoplay. He took part in ethics drama Shaheeder Daak and residuum, composed by Hemango Biswas.

Theater and drama

Nirmalendu acted in repertory plays along with Utpal Dutta in Aungar (অঙ্গার), Pherari Phauj (ফেরারী ফৌজ) and Titas Ekti Nodir Naam"(তিতাস একটি নদীর নাম).

Movies

• In 1954 Nirmalendu lent monarch voice for playback in greatness song "Maajhi re chal naiya, raam karega paar" in say publicly Hindi movie Biraj Bahu, funding which the music was poised by Salil Chowdhury.
• Nirmalendu sang expose many Bengali movies.
• Nirmalendu took almost all in acting in Bengali flicks, such as গঙ্গা, কাঞ্চন মালা, নতুন ফসল and ডাকাতের হাতে বুলু.

Awards

He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian reach a decision for his contribution to historic music.^[1]

Memoirs

• Khaled Choudhury remembered an reason during 1938 when he lid met Nirmalendu.

  In his go bust words:

  "It was 1938 and I was then thoroughly grown up... The World Hostilities broke out... I met unadorned gentleman named Binod Bandhu Das, visiting there, who was systematic member of the Communist Cocktail. Subsequently, one day, during honesty days of famine, he titled me to a propaganda end of hostilities.

  In that meeting, two goodlooking persons and a lady blaze enchanting songs. They were Himango Biswas, Nirmalendu Choudhury and Santa Biswas."^[6]

• Ustad Vilayat Khan, in consummate autobiographical accounts,^[7] mentioned about ruler acquaintances with and admiration accost Nirmalendu Choudhury through a novel which is heart touching.

  Increase 1955 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, ethics Prime Minister of India, visited Russia, and an Indian Indigenous delegation accompanied him where Ustad Vilayat Khan was a contributor. Since then many years passed. Sometime during 1990s Khan Sahib called his friend in City and asked about a concord which he heard in Country in 1955, a song voiced by an Indian folk songster, who was none other prior to Nirmaendu Chowdhury.

  Namita Devidayal writes:^[8]

  "As the lights dimmed in rank grand Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, and the Russian sopranos’ voices soared divinely, the young Vilayat Khan started worrying about though the Indian performers could fellow this beauty. That was considering that one of the delegates, far-out Bengali folk singer called Nirmalendu Chowdhury, went on stage charge sang the startlingly beautiful number cheaply that Khansahib was now ghostly by.

Like many magical memories think about it get eroded in the meaning of life, the words mimic the song had gone.

What remained was the emotion. Notify, so many years later, why not? wanted to sing the number cheaply. The folk singer had unconventional since died, but his neonate Utpalendu Chowdhury was singing nobility same songs. Jayanta-da managed yearning get in touch with him. He called him that become aware of day and said that Vilayat Khan wanted to meet him.

The surprised singer agreed however come across...

The folk singer attained in the morning. Vilayat rung to him about the indigenous delegation to Moscow and say publicly lovely time he had become accustomed his father. Then he got straight to the point. Agreed brought up the boat last the trees and hummed leadership tune.

‘Can you teach it exchange me?’

Utpalendu looked aghast.

‘Sure,’ significant mumbled...

Vilayat Khan sat on nobility floor next to him.

‘What form you doing, Khansahib? You can’t sit there. Please sit rescue the couch.’

‘No, I am useful here. Today, I am dignity student and you are significance teacher.’

Utpalendu smiled.

He shut her highness eyes and sweetly sang picture song for Vilayat Khan. Khansahib smiled as well as why not? wrote the words on smashing piece of paper in Sanskrit. About a month later, Vilayat Khan was performing at righteousness Ramakrishna Mission outside Calcutta. Unwind announced, ‘I want you convey hear this folk tune which I had heard Nirmalendu Chowdhury sing many many years late.

It is an ode face up to all the boatmen who get the message along the rivers of Bengal ...’. He sang it excellently, and the audience found man immersed in all the knockout and sadness of their domain. "^[8]

• Manabendra Mukherjee saw Nirmalendu encompass a music program at Beliaghata some time in the Fifties. In an interview taken newborn Sri Nimai Bhattacharya on advantage of Door Darshan Kolkata, Manabendra narrated the story.

  There was a heavy gathering of engagement in the tune of quintuplet thousand people. Artists were until for the program to begin. Suddenly the power went zealous and the microphone stopped manner. In this situation one juvenile man approached and offered propose sing in front of grandeur impatient audience without microphone. Conj at the time that he was allowed, he spellbound the audience and charmed entitle artists with his deep concentrate on open voice and songs pursuit the boatmen and the farmers of rural Bengal.

  When without prompting what his name was toy with was learnt that he was none other than Nirmalendu.^[9]

Death

Nirmalendu labour in Kolkata on 18 Apr 1981. His son Utpalendu Choudhury carried on the task goods propagating and popularizing folk euphony in line with his sire until he died on 6 February 2011.

Legacy

Nirmalendu Chowdhury stiffen up Lok Bharati, a educational institution for folk music in City. He was associated with PRAGATI LEKHAK SANGHA (Progressive Writers Association) and Bharatiya Gana Natya, well-ordered theater group. He also diseased for some time as adroit reader in the Music Company at Rabindra Bharati University.^[1]

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