Sangeetik Parampara: Upendrakishor, Sukumar o Satyajit - A Bengali article on the musical tardition in the Ray family of Bengal, by Alaka Datta(Parabaas

fA@  -- ^A@r, @T R FABl

~U@ 

ceU @pABw  Ac pBSrfU ~cS kf |  ASdK cA jTS ~EOs Ag o AFq Acm@ R AcU |

TS  q @S avcU vSvAS cq-j c TSTS w\  ~S^ ~L T | ^ qUmvrS sw UZ @ w\, ^r An@ @Ar SS@T UZ j@ AS:r rK @ UT | cf^S Sf @Ac r r ~ScF ^ ~J@ Z ~EOs  sT | jqc  ^A@r OMof (1863-1915) -- AaUS FABl  i@ | cf s ~cU cU, scU, cf R ~ @ A@a  @T @R Aa Jq n | R  U Tw R ~SFSF SSS w\ jce ~oH c OUAhOn  Ac UT @T-n FABl@ | AS B^ o THAr\, ArAF, AOnAcF, vwA OO jJ Ar @ cpXo s^ cq@ ~SAcU ~S^ TAB Z waS | ~c AZ s j c rAr fR j AS B^  Sf T c OU ja |

^A@r Ag AaU cTZf | ~J@, UZ, aZS @B qFA rAr wSR s J @ZAS ~Sw R ~SrfUS AaU  AcAg^ UZ @ ~T BS A | FABl AUZaS -- "J cTZf Ag AO J UZ, wS, aAc, TH @B aA ~a | AcS R Ar\ ~EOs T^ WvAaU ^A@r ToF | cU rAr ZB cABaS AAS, cQ|f OS   TH @B TMAU@ wcKH OAUaS |" Mn jq rXo mH  o ~T AaS A@ ^A@r fA@ Ag c^ A@a BS A |

^A@r TpOs TATS  A ArKF AaUS | ZB, TAST, , cJAr, cU AcAg^ s^ cBS AAS AcrK rf AaUS | av A mgAc@ ~wcr AAS wS AUZS R  BSF S mU ~U SfAAcFU mS @ ZS wS rZS | ^A@r cU cBS Zcq ~@K@ AaU | ~A cQ|TB wS  AAS ASAT cU cBS | @UB  T @q AAS wS rZS R cFs^ TTA @B d @S | jQn J PrA\@ R PcAS@ S T^ OZ  | A@S TAST  ~T  @Uq ~UAcm AAO | X@S WK AA AcZF jq A@S STR Jq R |

^A@r f R s^f AcK A@a w^ OS @AaUS | J AO cU-ArQ R TAST-ArQ @Ar  1904 R 1905 ZpN | f AcK A@a ~TkUF UZR AAS UZS | @U AXo fAcK@ An@ f @Ar@-  AAS s AaUS | TS^ OoF cf An@R AAS f c^ A@a FkH ASc^ @r @S | mAUA ToFT ^A@r c wS  eQH @ O @aS | J jq O BSF ZS@ AS OAU cr A@a wS  A sAS | A@a A@a wS @  ST BS sAS, A@   AQ AaU | jTSq j@Av mrf wS -- @ATSf   S s ~T To mS | ^A@r J TAST ArQ w^ wSAv mAUA @r @AaUS | AAS AaUS cf^S Tcf R c^AT | rS s cf^S A@a wS mAUA EOF mv SvrS-j AST e@AU @S |

^A@r ASB sZS OS@ R @, q cQ|fAU gK, gc R  ~F^ TTmrf | jq wSAU  Qn J PcAr AO R s | J AO @@Av cQ|f AcrKgc \UZswF | Bw cf gwc TAf, B fST ASAZU gcSA, cU AZ gq jTS @ qFA | Bw cf wSAv jZSR A ca TWlc T Tcgc wR  @ | j wSAv @ R  ~kc T^ gwcl ~oS gcAv@ BU @ U | TS  ^A@r fAg r @r Wva jq wSAv |

UZ, Z R f KT ^A@r AaUS j@ cHT cFAL | jq ASAv pA J ToF sS j@  AwAaU | 1915 ZpN J ~@UH Wv | A@ cf B^ ToF J Ag A  @ |

A jq AcAOn HcUf Ao@ AS @T  B^ 1887 U | @A ~a, ^A@r cf^S "BAK" cU@ ST n @ ST ZAaUS  | UZ, ~J@, wS A ~Sw, ^r An@ OUS qFA ToF A J ~oHL AO nTr @r  @ | J UZSf @ lA ~AcATr F ceU @Ac@ BU @ UU | T A wS AAS wS BF cr @US | J cS HFU Oncf mpA@ AUZaS -- gqcS B^ASU  A wS R ~AgS BT@U  iU | @UB a A@aAS ToF AAS SS^ c A @S | jq c BSF AAS Av Sv@ AUZUS -- IUU R UQH rArU | gK@ ~cUcS @ @M@ pA @T AF j@Av AcrK PcArF | jq Av Sv@ BSF @T cr A@a A wS AUZUS | UQH rArU Sv@ TH A@a OAn@ T@cF Bwl @ SAT jS T T@ UwS a | Sv@ wSAU @ TB  cvq, R Zcq ~@K@ | jq Sv@Av wS ToF `~Aa cH, cB bbU', `c  cHcFv' qFA wSAU S R wq -- qq gU Uw | FABl AUZaS -- "f OA Ac @T T AO jq UQH rArU | B  B a^ AO wSAU Sv@ F@ WSfgk @ |"

A jq ^ wSAU rAr @T A@a cQ|fR UZS | J f pA jq A@Av s A@av ~BS  wa | T TA^ J ~A cB, ASAZU ~S^wS qFA wS J H wgf f  XgA  ia | T TA^ wSAv cQ|Acc ~SS j@Av AcrK wS Ac mS @ ASa | ^A@r Tw Acq AaUS cf^ ~Swf | @T AaUS cf^S dH g ToF ~SFT | cf^S wS gK R  J@ AcrKgc gAc @ | jq qAv wS  UQ @ s | FABl @ j@c \UZ @ SAa s ASAZU ~S^ wS wSAv AAO cf^f rcH o T  w | ~SFA@ cf^S ASBq sZS @T  ~cU cU "wS BaS wfyT@U gfyTUOS" @Ac  @S, ZS R j@ ~SSF WvS  J |

^A@r R FAB T wS Bw @T ~cS  v cF@ AaU S |  oS @H AAS AaUS ~F^ m\ | J TpF jTS ~@U S U wS g AS:^ AAS ~ TpXo @ sS | Tn aAnr ca c 1923 ZpN J TpF  | AAS sZS Zc ~m, cf^S J@ Z sS jce q Ql@ c^  cUAaUS s TpF  J AO ~\ S, A@ ~^ TpF@ jTS AmAO wH @ AAS Zc @T TSK@q ZaS |

~cU cU rK @Ac rK @@ an ~a --

~AT@U OJAT AT
 cJo W AT
WAS jU WT W
wS U  T |

A R wS AO rK  sc Tk jq anAU c^ FABl AUZUS -- "BfcS-TpF A^QH Am  jTS A@ ~ @S  Q c a cU ~T BS Sq |"

FABl  ~q ca c sZS @T  BfcSf AScA  | FAB j@ AA Tof TUScfr @ ~T BS A s ~m ~cm AcaS r JS a TAS@@ AAS  @ wS rShaS -- TW @U @U s  OU  aU | FAB wS i  jqZSq d | Zc avMcU @q J wS A ~@KH | QH wS S OqS | OTl@ c RmvS ATAB@-j @ SS | ASR  UAw ve ve @ cAB sS | ~wFS cABR  U O @S | j@v c  ciS, Tlv S TrU  sS | J EOF okf f ew AaU AcU | gf rmffR FAB S R OO cBSAcA | f AaU J c @B ~SH R f |

T g  qha FABl rA^AS@S @UgcS ~S | ZS j f @ J oH  Wv | jq T cf^f rSR s ~c@r  | rA^AS@S ~@r c aA @ wS J TS AO@UfS ~S @ S |

cf@U j@BS U OUAhOn@ Ac FABl@ ~T Aa | AcAg^ aAc f R cFs^ ~oH w ~T gw @Aa | J TA@ aAv aAc a ~ c aAcq AAS f AOUS @AaUS | wf wqS cW cqS R f@ B r aAc wfA@ AASq AaUS | wf wqS .. aAc wSAU @ R  TUc^S ~A ^ | AQSf  @ d @ oH U@f  cFc aAcAv pA A@ A ~oH  ia | f@ B r aAc FABl J l@UfS TBOS ~oH @ ToFT cF @S | jq aAc s wSAU AAS OS @AaUS  J ~SSF @AcL @r a R j@q   B TSK@ ~ha^ @a | jZS a cFc Zc kQ cF @r Wva -- ~O cvq ~kc  |

FABl OUAhOn cf^f cFc @aS Zc ^gc | A@a A@a aAc wS sS TS w @v s | TS ~cF gc, cS Tk  Ri | sTS TS  @UdK R TdK aAc s  ~AT s wAa cc wSv w | TAS @SB aAc @rha^ A @pA c @ UcHF @i j c c @  | ~w@-j ~ASU @i cABU @ cfH wSAv TSTS AO WvS fQg rdXo@f Acr@ vSrST @ j@ Tk TS@ @S ~AScOSf U@ MJa  | rZ rZR FABl J ~B^ gUc Acrf f ASaS r^ A @ cBS ToFT jce ciS FmvU AAS oSf ASB@i r^ TZ AaS |

o a^ s fco R wgf ~Sw FABl AaUS  ~SSFoH | J TR Zc gU wq S R TT cA wS Ag Os AaU | J ASBR Zc U R gv wU AaU | s@S ATAB@ v@-j T wq R cAB AAS ASB w ASr AS -- R j@ AcU WvS | ~T J ASB BUwf wU wS rS ~kc sw UT rK aAc~w@ | jq aAc TSTS  AAS wqUS -- ~^BS  ~U, TpBS  H |  r -- @ c ~U, @ c H ?

Ar\ j@q o   AS dK pA mkH pAcf qA ~  Sq cUUq OU | ~T Fr gAcKF jq  @r ~ jAw OUc |

Published October 31, 2002

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