Gauriprasanna Mazumder

Gauriprasanna Majumdar (1924–1986[1]) was an Indian lyricist and writer, known for his work in Bengali cinema.[2] He is most commonly associated with the black and white era of Bengali cinema, when he penned several enduring classics for the films Anyay Abichar, Maqsad, Pratidan, Tinmurti, Aparupa, Anusandhan, and Aaj Ka Mahatma. He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for best lyricist for Swaralipi (1962), Palatak (1964), Anthony Firingee (1968), Bon Palashir Padabali (1974), Sanyasi Raja (1976) and Anurager Chhoan (1987, posthumously).

Gauriprasanna Majumdar
Born5 December 1925
Died20 August 1986(1986-08-20) (aged 60)
NationalityIndian

Career

Majumdar was a contemporary of Nachiketa Ghosh, Robin Chattopadhyay, Hemanta Mukherjee, Uttam Kumar, and Kishore Kumar, and worked extensively with R D Burman and Kishore Kumar among others.

His noted works include but not limited to: Akash keno daake, Aj ei dinta moner khatay, Amar swapno tumi, Asha chilo bhalobasha chilo, Aj dujonar duti poth, CoffeeHouser Shei Adda, Eito hethay kunjo chhayay, Ek polokey ektu dekha, Ei balukabelay, Ei raat tomar amar, Ei poth jodi na shesh hoy, Ki ashay bandhi khelaghor, Neer choto khoti nei, Mangal Deep Jwele, Mou bone jomechey, O nodi re, Shing nei tobu naam tar shingho.[3][4]

Legacy

On 12 February 2011, the 25th anniversary of his death, a musical evening was organized to pay tribute, held at Nazrul Mancha, Kolkata.[5] Lopamudra, Shaan, Bappi Lahiri, Srikanta Acharya, and Arati Mukherjee among others were in attendance. Sobhon Chatterjee, the mayor of Kolkata along with Satabdi Roy and Debasish Kumar MMIC, set the ball rolling for the evening. In October 2012 he was awarded the prestigious Bangladesh Mukti Yoddha Sammanana Trophy (posthumously) by the Honourable Prime Minister of Bangladesh for his famous composition "Shono ekti Mujiborer theke..." which became the anthem for Bangladesh War of Liberation in 1971.

References
  1. Gouri Prasanna Majumder
  2. The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2412/stories/20070629001108100.htm
  3. Calcuttaweb - Bengali Songs - Hemanta Mukherjee Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Calcuttaweb - Bengali Songs - Kishore Kumar Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. A tribute to late Gouri Prasanna - Times Of India


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