Gauriprasanna Majumdar (1925–1986) was an Indian lyricist and writer, known for his work in

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and

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. He is most commonly associated with the black and white era of Bengali cinema, when he penned several enduring classics for films. He won the

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for best lyricist for Swaralipi (1962),

Palatak '' Palatak'' is a 1963 Bengali film directed by Jatrik. The film features actors Anup Kumar, Sandhya Roy and Ruma Guha Thakurta in the lead roles. The film was based on ''Angti Chattujjer Vai'', a Bengali short story of Manoj Basu. Shyamsun ...

(1964),

Anthony Firingee Anthony Firingee ( bn, অ্যাণ্টনি ফিরিংগী; ''Antōnī Phiringī''; ''lit'':"Anthony the foreigner"; 1786–1836), born as Hensman Anthony, was a Bengali language kavigan singer-writer and folk poet of Portuguese or ...

(1968),

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(1974),

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(1976) and Anurager Chhoan (1987, posthumously). He also won

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of Bangladesh for Sesh Porjonto (1969).

Career

Majumdar was a contemporary of

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, Robin Chattopadhyay,

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, and

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, and worked extensively with

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and

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. His works include ''Mago Vabna keno'', ''.

Legacy

On 12 February 2011, the 25th anniversary of his death, a musical evening was organized to pay tribute, held at

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, Kolkata.

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, Shaan,

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, and Arati Mukherjee among others were in attendance. Sobhon Chatterjee, the mayor of

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along with

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and Debasish Kumar MMIC, set the ball rolling for the evening. In October 2012 he was awarded the prestigious Bangladesh Mukti Yoddha Sammanana Trophy (posthumously) by the Honourable Prime Minister of

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for his famous composition "'' Shono Ekti Mujiburer Theke...''" and "''Mago Vabna Keno....''" which became the anthem for

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in 1971.

References

1924 births 1986 deaths Bengali-language lyricists Bangladeshi music {{india-music-stub