Tagore, Lalon Fakir, Atulprasad & more — eight Bengali books to read on World Music Day
These unputdownable tomes are a tribute to the legends of Bengali music and their creations
By
Pooja Mitra |
Published 21.06.22, 05:10 PM
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Gitabitan: A collection of 2,232 songs, ‘Gitabitan’ is a go to for music lovers seeking refuge in the creations of the enigmatic Rabindranath Tagore
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Lalan Sai - Kubir Gosai Aar Tader 100 Gaan: Written by Sahitya Akademi-awardee Sudhir Chakraborty, the book is a valuable possession for folk music lovers
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Komal Gandhar: An autobiography of Ustad Vilayat Khan translated by Shankarlal Bhattacharya, this volume documents several lesser-known moments from the legend’s life
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Amar Swami Hemanta: Unseen photos and anecdotes from Hemanta Mukhopadhyay’s life — this heartfelt tome penned by his wife Bela Mukhopadhyay is an ode to a life spent together
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Annapurna: An “imaginative reconstruction” by Swapan Kumar Bandyopadhyay on the life of Annapurna Devi — an artist par excellence, daughter of Ustad Allauddin Khan and the first wife of Pandit Ravi Shankar
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Record’e Rabindrasangeet: This collector’s item compiled by Siddhartha Ghosh, is a documentation on Rabindrasangeet on records. There's details of the contract between Tagore, Viswa Bharati Music Board and The Gramophone Company Ltd., and vintage photographs of now rare gramophones
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Rabindranath’er Premer Gaan: Another collector’s item with a cover illustration by Satyajit Ray, the book consists of seven analytical articles on love songs by Tagore, penned by Sankha Ghosh, Alokeranjan Dasgupta and other noted authors
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Bangla Ganer Alokeparba: A collection of seven essays by Sudhir Chakravarti on Bengali songs, songs by Dilip Kumar Roy, Nazrulgeeti and more
