Sachin Dev
Finally, a cultural group “Banhishikha” has come up with an exclusive “Sachin Dev Burman” programme (October 23/24). It appropriately came in the month he was born and died. Scion of a princely family of Tripura, Sachin Dev Burman, popularly known as Sachin Karta amongst the Bangalees and SD Burman in the Hindi film circuit, developed the art of singing and composing which until today remains inimitable. Be it Lalmonirhat in Bangladesh, Pokhra in Nepal, Thimpu in Bhutan, Dharamnagar in India, Sukkur in Pakistan, or Kandy in Sri Lanka, his music continues to capture the hearts of old and new. A true cultural ambassador of the sub-continental countries, his “Bangla' based music continues to unite and enthral all music lovers of the countries in the region. This great man was born in Comilla and lived there until his departure for Kolkata in 1924 for higher studies. At Comilla, he and Nazrul Islam shared moments of exclusivity to search for resources to create some of their finest Bangla songs. The building where Sachin Karta lived with his father Nabadip Chandra Burman, the original heir to the kingdom of Tripura, stands at Chartha, Comilla, but alas dilapidated and uncared for! And to make things worse, a government hatchery functions from that compound! Banhishikha has done a great job by drawing the attention of the government to bring this great man to focus. Could we now request the government a) To take over his ancestral home and declare it a national heritage. b) To name the Chartha street as Kumar Sachin Dev Burman Road. c) To announce Sachin Dev Burman as one of our national musicians. Sachin Dev Burman's house in Kolkata has already been declared a national heritage in West Bengal and the street where the house stands is being named after him. The central government of India has also issued postal stamps in recognition of his historic contribution to music. How can we ever forget the man who gave us “Tumi je giacho", “Rangila rangila rangila re", "Nishithey jaiyo phulobone", "Mono dilo na bodhu", “Tumi aar nei shey tumi” or for that matter the Hindi songs "Thandi hawaye", "Tum na jane kis jahan mein kho gayeen”, “Jane woh kaise” and so many other songs in Bangla and Hindi.
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