' seemed the one that we are very much acquainted of.
Gurudev used to play the organ and teach us the song Ekla cholo re. Especially the song 'Jodi tor daak shune. There was a Japanese organ at the corner. The native colour of the song was quite identifiable although presented in a foreign style. Nirmalkumari Mahalanabish has mentioned in her book Kobir Sange Europe. It was one of the 22 protest songs written during the Swadeshi period of Indian freedom movement and along with ' Amar Sonar Bangla ', it became one of the key songs for the Anti- Partition Movement in Bengal Presidency in 1905. The songs were accompanied in violin by Prof. 'Ekla Chalo Re' was written at Giridih town in modern-day Jharkhand, India. She sang three Bengali songs - 'Hey mor debota. It was followed by a song recital by Slavalipo Evitzka, a lady poet. On 20th June he had delivered a lecture in a huge auditorium of a music school at Turin. Rabindranath had been to Italy in June 1926 on invitation from Musoulini. He had sung the song numerous times and tried to teach the students the song. Gurudev used to play the organ and teach us the song 'Ekla cholo re. There was a Japanese organ at the corner. The story of the novel follows the journey of a young man named Sreebilas (the narrator), his meeting with his best friend, philosopher and guide Sachis, the story of Damini a widow and Jyathamoshai, an. We, the girls stood dazzled with the exquisite glamour of the singer and completely mesmerised with the unmatched beauty of the melody.Īn ex-student of Shantiniketan, Kamakhyanath Roy, in his book Gayak Rabindranath has described - Chaturanga (Bengali: English: Quartet) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, widely considered by whom a landmark in Bengali literature. His free-flowing tenor voice appearing pretty feminine yet his mellow voice seemed to reverberate the entire room.
Īt first he sang solo songs and then Amala Das accompanied him. The poet took out a small notebook from his pocket and sang - Jodi tor daak shune. Amala Das, sister of CR Das sat in front of the organ. Rabindranath will present some newly written songs and the girls would pick them from his voice. We were summoned at the house of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose which was at the other side of the street. I used to take music lessons at Brahmo-vidyalaya. Shantimoyee Dutta, daughter of Sitaram Tatwabhushan, a pundit of Brahmo Samaj, writes in her memoir, Mohilader smritite Rabindranath. Derived from a Bangla lokgeeti "…Harinaam Diye Jogot…". Notes: In support to the movement of Banga Bhanga Rodh.