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Tribute to Shailajaranjan Majumder

AMINUL Islam, Mymensingh
Celebrated Rabindra Sangeet guru (mentor), Shailajaranjan Majumder was recalled in his home district at a programme to announce the making of a documentary on the great music teacher.
The programme, titled “Rabir Kiron Shailajaranjan", was organised by Mymensingh Press Club at its auditorium on September 13.
SB Biplob, a young television and film director and researcher from Mohanganj, has made the documentary. Biplob started shooting the documentary in 2006 at Shailajaranjan's village home at Baham, in Mohanganj. The director continued filming in Bangladesh and India till this year.
The film was shot at different spots of Bangladesh including Mohanganj, Netrokona, Mymensingh, Chittagong and Dhaka.
Biplob also shot the documentary at different places in Kolkata and Bolpur,
India including Salt Lake, Kolkata University, Bidyasagar College, Rabindra Bharati University, Rabindra Sadan, Visvabharati, Rabindra Museum, Kalabhaban and Shantiniketan.
The film is at its fag end; the editing of the documentary is on and according to plan, the documentary will be released in December in Bangladesh and Kolkata, said Biplob.
The director also said that Shailajaranjan, a renowned son of Mymensingh region, remained a relatively unknown figure, especially for the younger generation. "I made the documentary to uphold the contributions of Shailajaranjan to our music,” said Biplob.
Shailajaranjan gave notations to some 200 songs composed by Tagore. Of them “Badal Din-er Prothom Kadam Phool”, “Aaji Jhar Jhar Mukhar Badar Din-e”, “Hriday Amar Nachere Ajike”, “Ogo Tumi Paradeshi” “Mon Mor Megher Shongi” and “Amader Shantiniketan” are well known. Shailajaranjan won several prestigious
prizes of India for his musical prowess.
A discussion was held as part of the programme.
State Minister for Cultural Affairs, Advocate Pramod Mankin, was the chief guest. The function was addressed among others by veteran journalist AZM Imam Uddin Mukta; Professor Atiqur Rahman; Professor RebekaYasmin; cultural personality Shah Saiful Alam; poet Shamsul Fayez; Assistant Police Commissioner Shima Sarker; theatre artiste and playwright Farid Ahmed Dulal and singer Snehashish Chowdhury.
Professor Reaz Uddin Ahmed, vice-president of Mymensingh Press Club, presided over the discussion.
Dr. Monjurul Alam Champak, professor of Bangladesh Agricultural University emceed the event.
For his brilliant performance in the field of music, Tagore gave Shailajaranjan the charge of Sangeet Bhaban and the latter enlightened generations of aspiring singers with his superb grasp of classical
music.
Bangladesh has achieved remarkable progress in the field of culture by reviving its glorious cultural heritage, said the minister adding that the government is working to enrich the cultural sector by implementing various programmes.
The other speakers said, we need more towering personalities like Shailajaranjan in fields like literature, science and music so that the nation can acquire global recognition.
The director also screened vignettes of the documentary to give the audience a brief idea about the film.
Veteran singers Gopal Bhattacharya and Shailajaranjan's disciple Nilotpal Sadhya rendered songs at the programme.
The artistes of Ananda Tirtha Sangeet Academy, a cultural group of Mymensingh town, rendered Tagore songs at the programme.
Cultural personalities and representatives of different cultural groups from in and outside the town were present at the function.