| Told by | Rajyasree Ghosh |
| Obtained by | Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee |
| Date | 19th August, 2016 |
| Place | S.A.P. Lab, Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University, B.T.Road Campus. |
| About the speaker | Renowned Vocalist, Assistant Professor , Rabindra Sangeet Department , Rabindra Bharati University |
| Tags | Sangeet Research Academy, Tollygunj, Music Schooling, Behag, Vijay Kichlu, Nibruttibua Sarnaik, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Girija Devi, A.T. Kanan , Malabika Kanan , Listening Session, Faiyaz Khan, Musical Phrase, Ustad Nissar Hossein Khan, Musical Notes, Amir Khan, Jasraj, Bandish, Music Criticism, 1990. |
| Language | Bengali, English |
Rajyasree Ghosh Speaks :
Verbatim:
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Verbatim: Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
On later inquiry Smt. Rajyasri Ghosh told that the incident happened around 1990. – Editor
Translation:
This incident that I will narrate was from the Sangeet Research Academy at Tollygaunge, where I was a scholar. We used to have a class on Raga Analysis there, and on that particular day, were discussing about the Raga Behag. Pandit Vijay Kichlu was conducting the session that day, and there was also present among us, personalities like Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Nibruttibua Sarnaik, A.T. Kanan, Malabika Kanan and Gijira Devi. So the session started with Faiyaz Khan Saheb’s Alap of Behag, after which the discussion took a turn to the different phrases of the Raga Behag. Each Raga comprises of a minimum of 3 to 4 phrases. After Faiyaz Khan’s Behag, Nissar Hossein Khan’s Behag was also touched upon. Some would do the notes as Ni Sa Ma Ga, some Ni Sa Pa Ma Ga… and we were all immersed in the talks. After some time, Amir Khan’s Behag was also talked about, which is a very different type, and we were discussing how we should analyse a Raga, and which phrases should we consider, since Amir Khan’s Raga was a distinct one.
At last, we talked about Pandit Jasraj’s Behag, our leader said “wow this is listenable”. So, Nibruttibua Sarnaik said, “you invite him to perform here, we pay thirty thousand rupees to listen to him and people comes to listen to him only, why are you criticising him?” Saying this he went out of the room, leaving everyone.
Translated by: Ankana Das.
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Edited & Designed: Ms. Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
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