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Sailajaranjan Majumdar | |
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| Born | (1900-07-19)19 July 1900 Baham,Netrokona,British India |
| Died | 24 May 1992(1992-05-24) (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Rabindra Sangeet exponent and teacher |
| Nationality | Indian |
Sailajaranjan Majumdar (19 July 1900 – 24 May 1992) was a distinguished exponent and teacher ofRabindra Sangeet.
The son of Ramanikishore and Saralasundari Majumdar, Sailajaranjan was born at Baham, Netrokona, now inBangladesh, on 19 July 1900. He passed matriculation from Dutta High School in Netrakona, in 1919, I Sc fromMetropolitan College and B Sc fromScottish Church College. Although he had an aptitude for both vocal and instrumental music from childhood he followed his father's wishes. In 1924, he stood first in M Sc chemistry from the University of Calcutta and worked for a short period as a lecturer inAsutosh College. He then acquired a degree in law in 1927 and joinedNetrokona bar library for some time. With the efforts of Prabhat Chandra Gupta, professor of economics, he joinedSantiniketan in 1932. While working as a lecturer in chemistry, he had an opportunity of learningRabindranath's songs from the poet himself as well as fromDinendranath Tagore.[1][2]
He observed Dinendranath preparing musical notations and got interested in the same. In 1935, when Dinendranath leftSantiniketan, he started taking the music classes for youngsters as per instruction of the poet. He took lessons in classical music from Hemendralal Roy. In 1939, Rabindranath appointed him principal ofSangit Bhavana. He had prepared the notations for about 150 songs of the poet, most of his compositions in later life.[1]
In 1960, he resigned fromVisva Bharati University and permanently settled down in Kolkata. His primary interest inKolkata wasSurangama, a music institution. He was also associated withGitabitan andDakshini.[1]
In 1985, Visva Bharati University honoured him with Desikottama.[1]
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