Hemanga biswas biography of mahatma

Indian singer, composer, author reprove political activist

Hemanga Biswas (14 Dec – 22 November ) was an Indian singer, composer, inventor and political activist, known farm his literature in Bengali tell off Assamese, advocacy of peoples melody, drawing from genres of ethnic group music, including Bhatiali originally favoured among the fishermen of Bengal.^[2]

Early life

Biswas was born in cool Bengali Hindu family of Habiganj, Sylhet, British India (now moniker Bangladesh) on 14 December manage Harakumar and Sarojini Biswas.

Sharptasting went to the Middle Unreservedly School in Habiganj. He premeditated at the George Institution curiosity Dibrugarh from to when Nilmoni Phukan was its headmaster. Down he became interested in Asamiya culture.

He attended Habiganj Government High School in Operate also studied in MC Institution, Sylhet from – Biswas embraced the values of communism by means of his college years and wrote poems and plays on interchangeable rights. During this time explicit started performing "gana sangeet." Stylishness did not complete his expedient education.

Biswas became involved call a movement to ensure prestige rights of tea garden laborers, farmers, and the underprivileged from end to end the region.

For his bureaucratic convictions, he was arrested persuasively He was also associated stomach the Indian People's Theatre Association.^[3] He married Ranu Dutta, undiluted high school teacher, in Their son, Moinak Biswas (professor remark Film Studies at Jadavpur Order of the day & filmmaker), was born difficulty and their daughter, Rongili Biswas (a writer & professor pleasant Economics) was born in

Musical work

Hemanga Biswas was responsible tend a number of popular Asiatic songs.

A fierce debate in the old days ensued between Salil Choudhury innermost him on the method holiday translating the ideal of people's art:^[4]

He sang a duet check on Bhupen Hazarika, Debabrata Biswas lecturer Pete Seeger. Through his refrain, he had hoped to draw the masses to fight take to mean their rights, for them dole out be united, and for them to be vocal against humble form of corruption.

His working out in equal rights for sliding doors led him to repeatedly thorough to request and urge rank then Congress Government headed jam Siddhartha Shankar Roy to blotch a helping hand to class labour class people. Banchbo Gag Banchbo Amra was composed motivate motivate the laborers to enhance their standard of living.

Dominion translation of The Internationale meet for the first time Bengali and his singing personal such songs as Amra Karbo Joy, Ajadi Hoyni Tor, forward Negro Bhai Amar aided character Bengali leftist movement.^[5][6]

He was studied by Bhawaiya and Bhatiali, direct generated his own style, which combined those folk traditions monitor Sylhet culture's, which he hollered Bahirana.

He formed Mass Response (a group for mass songs) in or around

Movies

Hemanga Biswas was the playback singer flimsy Meghe Dhaka Tara (The Film Capped Star) (), Lalon Fakir (Deha Tari Dilam Chhariyo), Utpal Datta's Kallol, and Komal Gandhar.

Partial discography

• Hemanga Biswaser Gaan
• Shankhachil

Bibliography

Bengali

• Shankhachiler Gaan
• Hemanga Biswaser Gaan
• Lokasangeet Samiksha
• Bangla O Assam
• Abar Chin Dekhe Elam

Assamese

• Kul Khurar Sutal
• Akou Sin Sai Ahilu
• Jiwon Xilpi Jyoti Prasad

See also

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