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Tagore, Lalon Fakir, Atulprasad & more — eight Bengali books to read on World Music Day

These unputdownable tomes are a tribute to the legends of Bengali music and their creations

Pooja Mitra Published 21.06.22, 05:10 PM
Gitabitan: A collection of 2,232 songs, ‘Gitabitan’ is a go to for music lovers seeking refuge in the creations of the enigmatic Rabindranath Tagore
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Gitabitan: A collection of 2,232 songs, ‘Gitabitan’ is a go to for music lovers seeking refuge in the creations of the enigmatic Rabindranath Tagore

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Lalan Sai - Kubir Gosai Aar Tader 100 Gaan: Written by Sahitya Akademi-awardee Sudhir Chakraborty, the book is a valuable possession for folk music lovers
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Lalan Sai - Kubir Gosai Aar Tader 100 Gaan: Written by Sahitya Akademi-awardee Sudhir Chakraborty, the book is a valuable possession for folk music lovers

Komal Gandhar: An autobiography of Ustad Vilayat Khan translated by Shankarlal Bhattacharya, this volume documents several lesser-known moments from the legend’s life
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Komal Gandhar: An autobiography of Ustad Vilayat Khan translated by Shankarlal Bhattacharya, this volume documents several lesser-known moments from the legend’s life

Amar Swami Hemanta: Unseen photos and anecdotes from Hemanta Mukhopadhyay’s life — this heartfelt tome penned by his wife Bela Mukhopadhyay is an ode to a life spent together
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Amar Swami Hemanta: Unseen photos and anecdotes from Hemanta Mukhopadhyay’s life — this heartfelt tome penned by his wife Bela Mukhopadhyay is an ode to a life spent together

Annapurna: An “imaginative reconstruction” by Swapan Kumar Bandyopadhyay on the life of Annapurna Devi — an artist par excellence, daughter of Ustad Allauddin Khan and the first wife of Pandit Ravi Shankar
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Annapurna: An “imaginative reconstruction” by Swapan Kumar Bandyopadhyay on the life of Annapurna Devi — an artist par excellence, daughter of Ustad Allauddin Khan and the first wife of Pandit Ravi Shankar

Record’e Rabindrasangeet: This collector’s item compiled by Siddhartha Ghosh, is a documentation on Rabindrasangeet on records. There's details of the contract between Tagore, Viswa Bharati Music Board and The Gramophone Company Ltd., and vintage photographs of now rare gramophones
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Record’e Rabindrasangeet: This collector’s item compiled by Siddhartha Ghosh, is a documentation on Rabindrasangeet on records. There's details of the contract between Tagore, Viswa Bharati Music Board and The Gramophone Company Ltd., and vintage photographs of now rare gramophones

Rabindranath’er Premer Gaan: Another collector’s item with a cover illustration by Satyajit Ray, the book consists of seven analytical articles on love songs by Tagore, penned by Sankha Ghosh, Alokeranjan Dasgupta and other noted authors
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Rabindranath’er Premer Gaan: Another collector’s item with a cover illustration by Satyajit Ray, the book consists of seven analytical articles on love songs by Tagore, penned by Sankha Ghosh, Alokeranjan Dasgupta and other noted authors

Bangla Ganer Alokeparba: A collection of seven essays by Sudhir Chakravarti on Bengali songs, songs by Dilip Kumar Roy, Nazrulgeeti and more
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Bangla Ganer Alokeparba: A collection of seven essays by Sudhir Chakravarti on Bengali songs, songs by Dilip Kumar Roy, Nazrulgeeti and more

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