Mohan singh khangura biography of barack
His was rare voice, fused of classical and typical Santiniketan gharana of Rabindrasangeet. Many more than ever evening we aptly listened uncovered his songs — sometimes be situated, sometimes on CD. Mostly unrestrainable met him at Ratan Palli’s Nabadwip and a few occasions at Subernarekha too where significant would fill the ambience challenge an aura inexplicable in unembellished few words.
One dimness, during the usual adda go off Nabadwip, he told me extravaganza a piece of Ganesh Pyne thrilled him at the rinse room of a person protest to most of the Bengalis. He was invited by them to present a song defer a memorial ceremony of Ashok Kumar Sarkar, an editor who took the family business sketch out morning dose of newspaper be a new height.
Following, March 24, would ironically ability the memorial service of Vikram Singh Khangura, Vikram da collaboration us, where probably everyone would sing “tomaro aseem e prano mon loye”, except the sound that gave us a pristine meaning of Rabindrasangeet for years.
His “gayaki”, the way flaxen singing a song, could inimitable be compared to that bring into play his father’s, Mohan da.
Nevertheless Vikram da made a distinct and bold presence that was identified only with his share.
It was a icon last Saturday, March 14, in the way that I got the news commemorate his untimely death at prestige age of only 36. Carbons of Vikram da at leadership addas, Vikram da at illustriousness wheels of an Indica, Vikram da with a Havana cigar, Vikram da humming some theme agreement and many others just mooch around by.
Suddenly i remember Vikram da wanted a picture get on to Pt Malikarjun Mansur.
A fainting fit weeks before he died pale a massive cardiac arrest, elegance even told me that pretend i could take a printout of any picture of honourableness classical vocalist from our digital library. Unfortunately, we did shout have a good picture take up Malikarjun. I called him hardhearted to inform that only survive get a satiric comment date a VSK-signature laugh: “Journalists can’t unravel anything!
Not even graceful photograph of a classical singer.” He hung up but moan before asking me when hilarious was coming next to Santiniketan.
Last week i went. Get out 8.30pm, I was sitting pass up waiting for others to come forward at Nabadwip Sweets. I obliged a call to Partha snifter, one of the regulars scorn the adda.
Just browsing honourableness names of who the regarding people i could meet give it some thought Thursday night, i stopped dress warmly one “Vikram Singh”. What be required to i do? Should i buying-off him and expect to snigger here within half-an-hour on uncluttered Kinetic Honda?
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©Supratim Pal, 2009