Pankaj Mullick-the Path-maker, A Small Tribute Options

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Pankaj Mullick was born on 20th April 1904 at Calcutta, India. Pankaj Mullick was son of Manimohan Mullick who had a great interest in traditional music, and would invite eminent singers and instrumentalists to perform during religious festivals.

Born in a middle class Bengali family, it was here that Pankaj Mullick drew inspiration from classical Hindustani music. From a very early age, he decided that his vocation would be music, and though enrolled in college, he did not pursue higher education. After completing his college studies he became a student of Durgadas Banerjee. Later, he joined Dinendra Nath Tagore for learning music. His first record was released by the Videophone Company in the year 1926.

Pankaj Mullick was lucky to be introduced to the Tagore family, which was to have an everlasting influence upon him. Rabindra Sangeet became his forte, and he is the only man who has tuned a Rabindranath poem to music, 'Diner Seshey, Ghoomer Deshey' with the great poet's total approval. The approval of the great poet came to Pankaj after endless numbers of hours of waiting on him, and the story has it that..

.. it was for a college function that Pankaj had approached the great poet to have his permission to perform one of his poetries, to which Rabindranath Tagore asked him to sing out the composition that he had in mind. It was after hearing his composition that Rabindranath was so very overcome with the tune that he granted him a total approval for all his poetries.

Thus was through Pankaj Mullick's songs that Rabindra Sangeet became popular in every Bengali household, even raising great interest among Western music connoisseurs.

He received Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1972, by President Hon.Sri V.V.Giri


Friends,

In due course, I will add some song / photographs & 'afsane' to Great Pankaj Sahab.
Please join me to pay tribute to- The Legend of Legends - Sri Pankaj Mullick Sahab.


USR

[usrafian]

Friends,
Pankaj Mullick regarded the balance and equanimity of the mind as his best asset, providing him with status as a human being and an artiste. Pankaj Mullick enjoyed a very close relationship with AIR (All India Radio) since its very inception in 1928, then a private broadcasting organization. For very many years, his Sunday music lessons had thousands of listeners, specially among young girls. It was at his initiative that the use of the tabla was introduced to keep rhythm for Rabindra Sangeet, which the poet had not previously adopted.

Receiving a commemorative award from AIR being presented b CM Sri Jyoti Basu


Pankaj Mullick's music composition held a unique position right from the early thirties to the present day, maintaining an unfailing popularity for both young and old. Mullick also brought the concept of the 'tonga song' to the Indian screen for the first time with the immortal ‘Piya Milan Ko Jaana’.

Mullick first joined Calcutta's famous New Theatre's where he trained and conducted rehearsals for artists like K C Dey and Saigal.His first break was Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933). Here, he shared the credits with R C Boral. Later he worked with R. C. Boral for P C Barua's legendary tragedy, Devdas (1935), where Saigal rendered ‘Dukh Ke Din Ab Beetat Nahin’. Their other joint hits included Barua's Maya and Grihadah (both 1936), Hem Chunder's Karodpati (1936) and Nitin Bose's President (1937).

Conducting live music lesson classes on Sangeet Shikshar Ashar at AIR


Here is the mentioned song...

Film - Kapal Kundla
Lyrics - Pankaj Mullick sahab
MD - Pankaj Mullick sahab
singer - Pankaj Mullick Sahab
Year - 1939
160 kbps

Piya Milan Ko Jaana




Enjoy

[Harishankar]

Friends,
Pankaj Mullick regarded the balance and equanimity of the mind as his best asset, providing him with status as a human being and an artiste. Pankaj Mullick enjoyed a very close relationship with AIR (All India Radio) since its very inception in 1928, then a private broadcasting organization. For very many years, his Sunday music lessons had thousands of listeners, specially among young girls. It was at his initiative that the use of the tabla was introduced to keep rhythm for Rabindra Sangeet, which the poet had not previously adopted.

Receiving a commemorative award from AIR being presented b CM Sri Jyoti Basu


Pankaj Mullick's music composition held a unique position right from the early thirties to the present day, maintaining an unfailing popularity for both young and old. Mullick also brought the concept of the 'tonga song' to the Indian screen for the first time with the immortal ‘Piya Milan Ko Jaana’.

Mullick first joined Calcutta's famous New Theatre's where he trained and conducted rehearsals for artists like K C Dey and Saigal.His first break was Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933). Here, he shared the credits with R C Boral. Later he worked with R. C. Boral for P C Barua's legendary tragedy, Devdas (1935), where Saigal rendered ‘Dukh Ke Din Ab Beetat Nahin’. Their other joint hits included Barua's Maya and Grihadah (both 1936), Hem Chunder's Karodpati (1936) and Nitin Bose's President (1937).

Conducting live music lesson classes on Sangeet Shikshar Ashar at AIR


Here is the mentioned song...

Film - Kapal Kundla
Lyrics - Pankaj Mullick sahab
MD - Pankaj Mullick sahab
singer - Pankaj Mullick Sahab
Year - 1939
160 kbps

Piya Milan Ko Jaana




Enjoy

Here's another, rarely heard, 'Kapala Kundala' number of Pankaj Mullick:



Pankaj Mullick, along with K.C.Dey, Surendra and K.L.Saigal - and, to some extent, Arun Kumar - were the singing greats of the '30s and '40s. Yet, barring K.L.Saigal, who hears of the others today?

Good to know our singing ancients are being rescuscitated.

Hari

[usrafian]

Here's another, rarely heard, 'Kapala Kundala' number of Pankaj Mullick:



Pankaj Mullick, along with K.C.Dey, Surendra and K.L.Saigal - and, to some extent, Arun Kumar - were the singing greats of the '30s and '40s. Yet, barring K.L.Saigal, who hears of the others today?

Good to know our singing ancients are being rescuscitated.

Hari

Harishanker Ji

Welcome & it is really a 'relax-feeling' that atleast someone has appreciated this small contribution for Great Legend.

Kindly keep on adding the valuable information.

USR