Debabrata Biswas - Robeson of Bengal - Centenary Tributes

Debabrata Biswas or Geroge Biswas was undoubtedly one of the best and most popular singers of Rabindrasangeet. A confirmed communist throughout his life, he held his party membership with the Communist Party of India till the mid 1950s. Apart from Rabindrasangeet, he is known to have held the masses spellbound with his booming and baritone voice singing Ganasangeet or Peoples' Songs in party gatherings, meetings and plenary sessions up to the mid-1950s. He remains one of the towering personalities of the golden era of Indian People Theatre Association (IPTA) as a cultural delegate of which he visited China twice in the early 1950s with other great cultural luminaries from India.

This great personality was born on 22^nd August, 2011 in Kishoregunj of Mymensing District of today’s Bangladesh. We are now passing the birth centenary year of Debabrata Biswas. We bow to him with a bouquet of three of his Ganasangeets - all composed by another master composer Salil Chowdhury.

(1) Pathe Ebaar Naamo Saathi:

 

(2) O Aalor Pathajaatri

(3) Aamaar Pratibaader Bhaashaa:

Nibaran Pandit - We will not forget you, Comrade.

In the opinion of some people, total number of songs composed by Nibaran Pandit is almost 300. We have already posted 11 of them. Four more are posted now.

Gramer Maanush:

Hari Tomaar Apaar Leelaa:



Maa Bon O:

Tashaar Kabitaa:

We, therefore, could produce only 15 of them. If possible we promise to come back with some more. Nibaran Pandit has worked with more than 20 types of folk tunes of Bengal like Jari, Sari, Bhaoaiya, Chatka, Punthipara, Keertan etc. Interested people may read “JANAJUDDHER GAAN” – a collection of songs/proses composed by Nibaran Pandit (Edited by: Santimay Guha & Published by: Gananatya Prakashani, 13/1, Creek Lane, Kolkata – 700 014)

Nibaran at his

young age

Another Red Salute to Nibaran Pandit. We will not forget you comrade. We cannot forget you.

Red Salute to the Master Geedal - Nibaran Pandit

Nibaran Pandit was born on 27th February, 1912 at Sagara village of Kishorganj Sub-division  in Mymensingh District of Bangladesh. He lost his father Bhagaban Chandra Pandit when Nibaran was only ten.  Nibaran, as a result, could read only upto class seven in Kishorganj Ramananda High School and thereafter had join a Biri manufacturing factory to earn a living for him and his family. Nibaran grew up in the atomosphere of folk song. His mother was a good singer. Gradually he became associated with the Communist Party of India and the IPTA. Nibaran Pandit earned state-wide fame when his poem "Janajuddher Daak" was published in the 1st July, 1942 issue of the paper "Janajuddha". He attended the 1st congress of the Communist Party of India as well as the 1st conference of the IPTA both in Mumbai in the month of May, 1943. He got acquainted with the stalwarts of the then Indian theatre film and music.  Nibaran Pandit came back a changed person altogether, full of energy, confidence and a detemined political will. After the partition of 1947 Nibaran stayed back in East Pakistan. But inhuman torture at the hands of the League Police there forced him to come back to India in the month of December, 1950. Nibaran with his family started to stay at Alipurduar in North Bengal. Subsequently he built his own house at Dauaguri village in the outskirts of the town. He agian started manufacturing Biri. In 1978 he fought the Paychayet election from Dauaguri village in a CPI-M ticket and won. Nibaran was associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) till his death. He was given honorary membership of the IPTA in the year 1978. On 1st November, 1984 Nibaran Pandit breathed his last.

We salute this great poet, composer and singer on his Birth Centenary year. Some of his compositions are presented here -  

Ayksaathe Chal Garbo Mora -

Peter Katha Keu To Bole Na -

Thakio Saabdhaane -

Aamaar Maanjur Maaye -

 Daradi Mor Bhaai -

Haajang Bidroher Gaan -



Baabuder Nabyo Baabuanaa -

Sunen Re Bhai Samaachaar -

Mukhyu Geedaal Haamraa -

Aare O Deshabasi -

Baabui Khedaar Gaan -