| Told by | Mangla Prasad Sharma |
| Obtained by | Suranjita Paul |
| Date | 14th September 2016 |
| Place | 128/1A, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani (Amherst Street), Kolkata – 9 |
| About the speaker | Mangla Prasad Sharma is a renowned manufacturer and exporter of Indian traditional musical instruments. |
| Tags | Amir khan, Viswajit Chakraborty, Sandhya Mukherjee, Jamini Ganguli, Ram Kumar Chattopadhyay, Bade Gulam Ali Khan, Munawar Ali Khan, Raza Ali khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta, 1972, all India Radio, Surbahar, Sarod, Asit Kumar Banerjee, Udaypur, Raj Shekhar Vyas, Mumbai, Bahauddin Dagar, Subir Mishra, gopal Chandra Paul, Zia Fariruddin Dagar, Aminuddin Dagar, Santiniketan, Rabindra harati University, Delhi University, Ziauddin dagar, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Asad Ali khan, Veena player, |
| Language | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Mangla Prasad Sharma speaks:
Verbatim:
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Verbatim: RajeswaryGanguly Banerjee
Translation:
Amir Khan’s student was there, Viswajit Chakraborty, who used to come, but he is dead now.
When did he used to come?
He is dead now, but he used to come to me and I have worked for him. Sandhya Mukherjee’s guru, Jamini Ganguli, Ram Kumar Chattopadhyay, all used to come to me. Among the old people, I have had with me Bade Gulam Ali Khan. Also, Munawar Ali Khan used to come. His son, Raza Ali Khan comes to me even in present day. There is also Buddhadev Dasgupta, who I remember comes to me. Among older generations, there is no such artist who hasn’t come to me.
I have been repairing musical instruments for Akashbani since 1972. It was not a big thing for me to meet with renowned artists. Artists who used the Surbahar, Sitar, Sarod, all come to me and I try my best to satisfy them with my work. After all, if they are not satisfied with my work, they won’t employ me. And in the world of music, the one most important thing is blood relations. I have inherited the traditional profession of our family from my forefathers; otherwise it would have been very difficult.
In Kolkata, you are the only one who can make the Rudrabina, and we know there is no one other than you… Do Indian Rudrabina players still come to you?
In Calcutta, I know Rudrabina player Asit Kumar Bannerjee. At Udaypur, there is Raj Shekhar Vyas Ji. At Mumbai there is Bahauddin Dagar, son of Ziauddin Dagar, who plays the Rudrabina. There is also Subir Mishra, who is an IAS officer.
I think we have had him with us today…
No, today we have here Pandit Gopal Chandra Paul with us. I also remember Aminuddin Dagar, who used to come to me. Just a few days ago I worked for Zia Fariuddin Dagar. All the people from the Dagar family come to me. In the past, I have also worked for Biswa Bharati University at Shantiniketan, Rabindra Bharati University, Benaras Hindu University, and Delhi University.
Is the technique behind the making of the Rudrabina very different?
Rudrabina is a very different thing.
I mean, the Rudrabina that the Dagars play, the ones you have made, is it different in its measurement or is it same as other Rudrabinas?
Generally it is just the same. Just one tax has increased. Earlier there was present seven, but Ziauddin Dagar changed it to eight. Ziauddin dagar was the father of Ziauddin Mohiuddin Dagar, whose son was Bauddin Dagar. They are all traditional people from Jaipur, Rajasthan. And these are the people who created Dhrupad from their Gharana. In the past, I had worked for Ustad Asad Ali Khan, who used to live in Delhi. He was a Rudrabina player as well.
Carsten, who now lives in Tollygaunge is also making himself known now. Almost twenty years ago I gave him his Rudrabina. He took his lessons from Asad Ali Khan. Now he sells recorded CDs of his own music. Twenty years ago he came to me with his Rudrabina in a very bad condition. I had repaired it for him and sent him to Asad Ali Khan for his lessons. Asad Ali Khan also used to come to me. He used to sit in this very spot. If our artists from India get opportunities to travel to foreign countries, it is my greatest pleasure.
Translated By: Ankana Das
Picture Courtesy: Google
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/rudra-veena-exponent-ustad-asad-ali-khan-dead/20110614.htm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/carstenwicke/9774673812
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAZ0L1TeDM0
Dr. Suranjita Paul, UGC SAP-DRS 1 Project Fellow. Rabindra Bharati University
Edited & Designed: Ms. Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Data processed at SAP-DRS Lab, Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University.