| 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 | Durlabha Bhattacharya, Pakhawaj, Accompanist, Dhrupad, Kebal Babu, Subho Chandra Mukherjee, Subodh Chandra De, Mohim Mukherjee, 1939, 1938, Chanchal Bhattacharya |
| Language | Bengali |
Sri Jayanta Nath Ghosh Speaks :
Verbatim:
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Verbatim by: Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Translation:
We were talking about Durlabh Bhattacharya.
-Yes, Durlabh Bhattacharya used to play Pakhawaj.
-He must have played here as well.
-yes, he used to play, he was a renowned Pakhawaj player he used to accompany with Dhrupad. There was also Subodh Chandra of Janai, who had the nickname of Kebol Babu. I can’t remember now whether he was called Subodh Bannerjee or Subodh Mukherjee.yes, Subidh Chandra Mukherjee, he also used to play Pakhawaj.
It was in this very house where Durlabh Babu died in?
Yes, He died while he was playing the instrument. The condition was perhaps called Apoplexy. He got a cerebral stroke while playing the instrument- when suddenly his fingers had become still. He was most probably playing by the side of Dhrupadiya ,Mahim Mukherjee. When he was sick that day, he was brought here to lie down. He couldn’t be taken to a hospital for treatment even. He was treated for three or four days at this home. He drew his last breath after the third day and he died here.
When did it happen? During fifties?
No, this happened way before the fifties. I have with me the biography of Durlabh Bhattacharya, which had come out in a magazine. The magazine itself dated back to 1939, so we can naturally induce that he died in the 1930s. In either 1938 or 39, some newspaper had printed a special edition on his life and his biography was in that newspaper. His grandson is still alive, Chanchal Bhattacharya.
Translated by: Ankana Das
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https://somethingspecialbyadity.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/pathuriaghata-ghosh-mansioncalcutta/
http://nishaantsingh.blogspot.com/
Note : For additional information one may also go through http://kolkatamusicmapping.com/death-durlabha-bhattacharya-came-recital/ – Editor
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