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Sachin Dev Burman

27 October 2005, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Saiq'a Shabnam Dootabash Road,Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
27 October 2005, 18:00 PM
October 01 marked the 100th birth anniversary of one of the greatest musicians of modern times, Sachin Dev Burman. Scion of the princely family of Tripura, Sachin Dev Burman popularly known as Sachin Karta amongst the Bengalees and SD Burman in the Bombay film circuit, he developed the art of singing and composing songs which until today remains inimitable. His music breathes of fresh born flowers, his songs nestling places of whistling birds, tinkling bells and sobbing flutes. His orchestral creations contain both lyric and epic sweeps of design blended in such rare harmony which only a composite genius like him was capable of doing. Whether it is Lalmonirhat in Bangladesh or Lahore in Pakistan his music continues to capture the hearts of old and new, despite the fact he left for heavenly abode thirty years ago.

This great man was born in Comilla and lived there until he left for Calcutta for university studies. Here, at Comilla, he and Narzul Islam shared moments of exclusivity to search for resources to create some of the finest Bangla songs. The building where Sachin Karta lived with his father Nawadip Chandra Burman still stands at Chartha Comilla, but alas breaking down, dilapidated , uncared for. And to make things worse, there is a government hatchery functioning in that compound.

Could we request the government to take over the building and declare it as a national heritage and name the Chartha street as Sachin Dev Burman Road. How can we ever forget the man behind "Rangila Rangila Rangila Re', "Nishithey Jaiyo Phulobone", "Baje Tak Dum Tak Dum", "Mono Dilo Na Bodhu" or for that matter the Hindi songs " Thandi Hawaye", "Khoya Khoya Chand ", "Dil Dhal Jayen", "Roop Tera Mastana" and so many others in Bangla and Hindi. Is it too much for that much?

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