Pandit Barin Mazumder’s Birth Centenary celebrated

The birth centenary celebration of late eminent classical music exponent Pandit Barin Mazumder was observed at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy yesterday.

The celebration began in a picturesque manner -- offering flowers and lighting of hundreds of lamps at Jatiya Chitrashala Bhaban's auditorium of BSA.

Eminent personalities, family members, well-wishers and students of Government Music College -- founded by Mazumder back in 1963, paid a rich tribute to the country's pioneering classical musician and educationist on his birthday.

Pandit Barin Mazumder's family, well-wishers and eminent personalities were present during the event.

Barin Mazumder Shoto Borsho Udjapan Parishad organized the ceremony. 

State Minister for Cultural Affairs, K M Khalid was present at the programme. "He was a pioneer – receiving both the Ekushey Padak and Swadhinata Padak. But more importantly, he made a place in the people's hearts with his contributions," he said.

Partha Majumder and Bappa Mazumder during the ceremony.

Bappa Mazumder, prominent singer and composer, thanked all who organized and participated in the event celebrating his legendary father. 

Eminent musician Partha Majumder said that his father taught them to distinguish between good and bad. "He always taught us to stay on the path of melody, and to never stray from it," he recalled his father's advice.

Cultural personality Ramendu Majumdar said that a musical university should be founded after the name of Barin Mazumder, to pay proper honour to his legacy. "He [Barin] never wanted to be economically benefitted, he just wanted wanted to serve the classical music in this country. We can organize an international music conference on his life and works in future," Ramendu said.  

After the discussion, Singer Avipriyo Chakraborty, along with his team dedicated Raag Bhopali to the late Pandit. The Government Music College authorities carried out virtual discussion programme and musical shows to recall the musician on his birthday. Further programmes will be announced later, according to the organisers.  

Pandit Barin Mazumder was born in 1921 at Radhanagar in Pabna. For his contribution to classical music and development of music education, he was honoured with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (1970), Ekushey Padak (1983), Rabindra Award (1993), Independence Award (2001), among other accolades. He passed away on March 3, 2000.