Ganasangeet &: Red Salute to the Master Geedal

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 -