| Told by | Sri Jayanta Nath Ghosh |
| Obtained by | Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee |
| Date | 5th June, 2017 |
| Place | Ghosh Bari, Sri Jayanta Nath Ghosh’s Residence at Pathuriaghata |
| About the speaker | Music Patroniser and Music Connoisseur |
| Tags | Radhika Prasad Goswami, Girija Shankar Chakraborty, Jogindra Nath Banerjee, Dhrupad, Amar Nath Mukhopadhyay, Mohini Mohan Mishra, Nirmala Mishra, Beenkar, Murari Mohan Mishra, Murari Sangeet Sanmelan, Pathuriaghata |
| Language | Bengali |
Sri Jayanta Nath Ghosh Speaks :
Verbatim:
?????????????? ???? ?? ????? ??? ????? ???? ??? ??????, ?????? ????? ?????????, ???????????? ??????????, ?????? ???? ?????, ??? ??? ???? ??????, ???? ???????? ??, ?????? ???????????, ???? ?????? ??????, ??? ???? ??????, ??? ??? ??? ??????, ???? ??????, ?? ?????? ???? ?????, ??????? ??????? ???? ?????, ??? ?????, ????? ???? ??????, ???? ??? ???????, ??????? ??? ???????? ???? ?? ??? ????? ?????????? ????? ?? ?? ?????? ????? ???? ????? ???? ??? ??? ???? ???????, ?????? ???? ??? ???? ??? ????? ??????, ?????? ????? ??? ????, ???? ??????? ????? ??? ?????,?????, ??????? ???? ??? ?????, ?? ??? ??????? ?????, ????? ???? ??? ??? ???, ???? ??? ????? ??????, ?? ??? ? ???? ?????, ??? ??? ????? ???? ??? ????, ??? ?? ???? ?? ???????, ?? ?? ??? ????, ?????? ???? ????? ???? ??? ?? ??????, ?????? ???? ??? ???? ??????, ??? ???? ?????? ?????? ??????? ????? ?? ??????? ????, ?????? ?????? ??? ???? ??????, ?????? ????, ??? ????? ????? ?????? ???????
???? ??????? ????? ????? ????? ???? ????? ??? ??????? ?????? ???, ?????? ???????
??? ?????? ?? ??? ????? ???? ???? ??????, ????? ?????, ??? ????? ????? ????? ??? ????
?? ??? ?????? ?? ??????, ????? ???? ??????? ????????????? ?????? ????
??? ????? ???? ????? ????? ????? ????? ?????? ??? ????
????
????? ??? ?????? ??????, ??? ??? ???? ???? ?????? ??? ??? ??????, ???? ????????? ???? ??????, ?? ????? ???? ???, ???? ???????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ????? ????, ???? ??????? ????? ???? ??? ?? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ??, ????? ????? ???? ???????? ?? ?? ??????? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ????????, ???? ??? ?????? ????? ?????
Verbatim by: Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Translation:
A lot of people used to come to Radhikaprasad to take music lessons. For example, there was Girija Shankar Chakraborti, Yogendranath Bannerjee who was a famous Dhrupad singer, Amarnath Mukhopadhyay who too was a Dhrupad singer. I have seen him in person and have also heard him sing. There was also Mohini Mohan Mishra, father of Nirmala Mishra, who used to be frequent at our house. He used to play the Veena. Have you ever seen a Veena? How could you even… But you must know Nirmala Mishra? I had met her just a few years back. I knew Mohini Mohan to be a very irate person, though he always interacted with us in a friendly manner. So I asked him once, whether his father was a man of temper, and he replied in affirmative to it. His older brother, Murari Mohan Mishra, who died very young, also was a brilliant singer. It was after him, that the Murari Sangeet Sammelan would be held in this very house. Here, we used to have a picture of him, and unfortunately I have no clue now about where it is now.
Once, Nirmala Mishra said to me that there is a picture of her brother, and she wished to see it.
I wasn’t aware that the picture had already been destroyed by then, and I said, “Yes. But don’t you too have a picture of him at your place?”
“No, actually I have never met my own brother and have never come across a picture of him even. No, there is no picture of him at our house.”
In shock, I said, “What! He was your own brother, and you don’t have a picture of him at your household?”
“No.”
I could not show her the picture, though I remembered that I had seen the picture. He used to sing really well. He died so young, and in his memory, the Murari Sangeet Sammelan continued, which I too have attended. Later, it was reduced to a very private program. But I have heard, that when it had started, renowned artists of Kolkata also used to come to the Murari Sangeet Sammelan.
Translated by: Ankana Das
Picture Courtesy: Google
http://www.chetlamurarismritisangeetsammilani.com/About-Pt-Mohini-Mohan-Misra.html
Edited & Designed: Ms. Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Data processed at SAP-DRS Lab, Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University.