Bachaspatimayum Jayantakumar Sharma (14 January 1935 – 9 April 2015), shortly known as B. Jayantakumar Sharma, was an Indian writer, composer and lyricist from

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...

Early life and education

Jayantakumar was born on 14 January 1935 to a

Manipuri Brahmin Manipuri Brahmins ( mni, Manipuri Bamon) or Meitei Brahmins ( mni, Meitei Bamon) are the Brahmins who speak the Meitei ( Manipuri) language as their native tongue and mainly reside in the valley areas of Manipur. They constitute 4.5% of Man ...

family at Brahmapur Nahabam Bachaspati Leirak,

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as a son of Bachaspatimayum Angouba Sharma and Noubi Devi. He did his schoolings from CC High School and graduated from DM College in 1958.

Career

Jayantakumar wrote more than 1,300 songs, including the Manipur State Song " Sana Leibak Manipur" and other hits like "Punshi Ishei Sakna Sakna", " Hada Samadon Ayangba", etc., he also wrote 26 plays featured in AIR and five radio plays. He was also a popular live commentator of AIR, Imphal on account of the

Ratha Yatra Ratha Yatra (), or Chariot festival, is any public procession in a chariot. The term particularly refers to the annual Ratha Yatra in Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and other East Indian states, particularly the Odia festival that involve a ...

festival.

References

{{reflist Meitei Brahmins Brahmins of Manipur 1935 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Indian composers 20th-century Indian writers Indian lyricists