Bot at 06:21, 3 December 2022

2022-12-03T06:21:36Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:51, 3 December 2022
(No difference)

Bot at 06:21, 3 December 2022

2022-12-03T06:21:36Z

New page

{{short description|Bangladeshi classical musician}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Barin Mazumder
| native_name = বারীণ মজুমদার
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|2|15|df=y}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Ila Majumder]]|1960|2000|end=his death}}
| children = {{ubl|[[Partha Pratim Majumder]]|[[Partha Sharothi Mazumder]]|[[Bappa Mazumder]]}}
| birth_place = Radhanagar, [[Pabna]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|03|03|1921|02|15|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
}}

'''Barin Mazumder''' (15 February 1921{{snd}}3 March 2000)<ref name=untold>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/the-untold-story-pt-barin-mazumder-and-govt-music-college-1566220|title=The untold story of Pt. Barin Mazumder and Govt. Music College|date=2018-04-23|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-05-09|language=en}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi classical musician and educationist.<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |chapter=Majumder, Barin|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Majumder,_Barin |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Kamal |editor2-first=Khalid|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1983 by the Government of Bangladesh.

==Early life==
Mazumder was born into a [[Jamindar]] family at Radhanagar in [[Pabna District]]. His father Nishendra Mazumder was an artist and dramatist. His mother used to play [[sitar]].

To nurture his interest in music his father took him to [[Kolkata]] where he first learned music from [[Vishmadev Chatterjee]]. The first [[Rāga|Raag]] that he learned was “Raag Bhupali”. Two years later when his guru became ''shonnasi'' he came back to Pabna, but Mazumder was not satisfied and wanted to go to [[Lucknow]] to study music in [[Maurice Music School]]. But his uncle who was the patriarch (''korta'') of the family did not allow him to go. Instead, he brought Ustad Roghurangan Gushwami from Lucknow to teach him music at home. At home, he managed to finish the Maurice College course, but his desire to go to Lucknow made him decide to leave home.

When he reached Lucknow, some Bengali boys helped to take him to the Bengali hotel. At the time, [[Uday Shankar]] and [[Ravi Shankar]] were also in that hotel. At the college, he met with his friend and fellow musician Chinmoy Lahiri. Lahiri took him to the principal of the Maurice Music School and he was admitted into the third year. Lahiri taught him music beside college classes. Later, Mazumder was attracted o Foiaz Khan and became his novice.

One day when he was in a debate about a topic with Sunil, suddenly Sunil said that Mazumder could not sing. This seemed to be the turning point of his career as he challenged him and said he would become better than him in three months. After that, he continued with his rewaz (musical practice) and soon his song was faster than Sunil's. Then one day as Sunil was in a show he went and performed the Raag of Sunil faster and this made Sunil understand his fault. As he continued to prepare him for music the time of partition came closer. During that time the fees that came from home stopped and he had to struggle hard to even manage the money to return home. He mortgaged his favorite [[Tanpura (instrument)|tanpura]] and returned to Pabna during that very turbulent period.

==Career==
Majumder came to Dhaka in 1957 and joined as a professor of Classical Music in [[Bulbul Lalitakala Academy]].<ref name=bpedia/> In 1963, he decided to establish a college of music with 75 taka.<ref name=untold/> He performed classical music on [[Bangladesh Television]] since 1965. He had incorporated Music College into [[University of Dhaka]] and served as a Chairman of the Examination Body concerning music of Dhaka University till 1977.

After the partition of India when most of his neighbors had to cross the border, he stayed for the love of his homeland, but the riches and wealth which were made over the generations were mostly looted and hunted by the miscreants. The real admirer of his talent was also nowhere to be seen as he had not had the opportunity. The toughness and loneliness at that time made him frustrated and depressed.

With most of his family property long gone Mazumder had to work hard. He once even bought a camera and related equipment to run a photography business, but soon lost interest and left the business. Fighting with severe frustration and depression, Mazumder had to pass his time only with his favorite hunting. He was really fond of hunting, and according to his wife Ila Mazumder, his story would not be completed if it does not include a lot of things about his hunting.

== Personal life ==
Mazumder was married to [[Ila Majumder]], a classical musician.<ref>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |chapter=Majumder, Ila|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Majumder,_Ila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last= Akhter |editor2-first=Shamima|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> They Their child Modhumita Majumdar died in 1971.<ref name=untold/> They had three sons, [[Partha Pratim Majumder|Partha Pratim Mojumdar]], Partha Sharothi Mojumdar and [[Bappa Mazumder]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/interview/music-runs-his-blood-1399480|title=Music runs in his blood|date=May 3, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2017|author=Zahangir Alom|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> The couple later adopted another son [[Partha Pratim Majumder]].

==Awards==
* [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]] (1970)
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1983)
* Shidhu Bhai Memorial Award (1988)
* Rabindra Award (1993)
* Best Performer Award (1995)
* Fellowship of Bangla Academy (1997)
* Janakantha Pioneer Award (1998)
* the Liberation Award (2001)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mazumder, Barin}}
[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:2000 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Pabna District]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in arts]]
[[Category:Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]]
[[Category:Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy]]
[[Category:Bengali Hindus]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi Hindus]]

Barin Mazumder - Revision history

Bot at 06:21, 3 December 2022

Bot at 06:21, 3 December 2022