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Chandidas Mal
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Chandidas Mal (born October 7, 1929) is an Indian musician perhaps best known for his rendition of Puratani Bangla Gaan (Bengali Sons of Olden times), Tappa, Shyamasangeet (Devotional Songs for Goddess Kali) and Agamani (Devotional Songs for Goddess Durga)
Mal was born in Bally. He was the eldest among four children of Narayan Chandra Mal and Ushangini Mal. He started his music lessons at the age of 3 from his father, at the age of 6 his musical talent was recognized when he got 1st Prize in a conference at All Bengal Music Association. He took his Music lessons from a number of eminent Musicians namely Kishori Mohan Sinha (Khyal), Ramchandra Guha (Khyal, Thumri), Krishna Chandra Dey (Drupad, Dhamar), Gyan Prakash Ghosh (Bhajan), Shailaja Ranjan Majumdar (Rabindasangeet), Durga Sen (Geet, Ghazal), and Legendary Tappa Singer Kalipada Pathak.
He has been a regular in All India Radio since 1944. He is a regular in Doordarshan[1][2] and other TV Channels as well. His records have come in HMV[3][4] and Other Music Companies. He also did playback singing in some movies. He has also performed at various concerts.[5][6][7]
He has been Associated with many institutions including Rabindra Bharati University, Visva Bharati University, Bengal Music College, etc. He has been instrumental in promoting Tappa and Puratani in post graduate syllabus. His style of singing (Gayaki) is very original. West Bengal State Sangeet Academy recorded 100 Tappa & Puratanl Bengali Songs In his voice for their archives In order to restore the golden glimpses of his original style and keep the originality of Tappa & Puratanl Bengali Songs and make them Public. West Bengal State Academy of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts felicitated with Academy award for his outstanding contribution. He also received “Vibhakar” award from Bangiya Sangeet Parishad.
His Notable Disciples Include Ajoy Chakrabarty (Hindustani Classical Vocalist), Dr. Utpala Goswami (Ex-Dean Rabindra Bharati University), Buddhadeb Guha[8] (Author), Debasri Mitra (US Based Singer),[9] etc.
He is married to Namita (sister of sculptor Sarbari Roy Chowdhury) and has a son Debajyoti
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "DD Bangla Programme Schedule" (PDF).
- ↑ "DD Bangla Programme Schedule" (PDF).
- ↑ "Listen to Chandidas Mal songs online , Chandidas Mal songs MP3 download". Saregama. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ↑ "Chandidas Malayalam Pooratani Bangla Gaan by Various Artistes". Saregama. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ↑ "Late but still a crowd-puller". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ↑ "ITC Sangeet Research Academy - An Institution to Nurture and Propagate the Priceless Heritage of Indian Classical Music". www.itcsra.org. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ↑ "Debasri Mitra - USA Based Bengali Singer and Performer". debasrimitra.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.