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Rare picture of S D Burman refined from an autographed picture “With love Shachin” in Sachin Dev Burman ‘Smriti Samaroh’ Smarika (Hindi journal)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWahaan kaun hai tera, musafir\u2026 jayega kahaan\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When you hear the inimitable S D Burman sing this song in his unique, rustic style, you can\u2019t help get carried away into a world far beyond the humdrum of everyday life, a world of your own, pensive, thoughtful, evocative…<\/p>\n

This \u2018musafir\u2019<\/em> from the north-eastern state of Tripura, fondly called Burman Dada, who made music his love, his being and his identity may not have imagined that 40 years since he passed away, his music will continue to rule the hearts of hundreds of thousands of music lovers.<\/p>\n

What makes Burman Dada\u2019s music stand the test of time? What gives it that everlasting appeal? What makes music lovers turn back to him wanting more? What gives his music a signature that is unmistakably his?<\/p>\n

Roots and Heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHe was one of the music greats of our country, his thinking and creativity was unique. The range of music he gave from Bandini<\/em> to Pyaasa<\/em> to Guide<\/em>, he was amazing at everything. His melodies had a different appeal,\u201d sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan had said at the launch of the book Sun Mere Bandhu Re<\/em><\/a><\/strong>. \u201cOne of the best things about him was that he brought folk music in film tunes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in Kumilla, Tripura (now in Bangladesh) on 1st<\/sup> of October 1906, to the royal family of Tripura, S D Burman went through\u00a0rigorous training in classical music\u00a0under his father Nabadweepchandra Dev Burman who was his first guru. He then learned the intricacies of Indian classical music from the\u00a0then legendary musicians including K C Dey, Ustad Badal Khan, Ustad Allauddin Khan and Bishmadev Chatterji.<\/p>\n

“To Sachin Kumar, music was his first love. As a prince of the royal family, he obviously grew up in style. And there were rules set for the members of the royal family which forbid free movement. Sachin Kumar disobeyed these as he wanted to be with the common people. This became an issue for the royal family.<\/p>\n

In 1920, Sachin Kumar passed the matriculation examination. He was then 14 years of age. Though widely acknowledged as a good student, school life was however, not much fun. Arithmetic and grammar gave him headaches. It was time to go to college for intermediate studies. He made a faint appeal to go to Calcutta. But Nabadwip wanted him in Comilla. Sachin Kumar had some fascination for literature and so he took Arts at Comilla Victoria College. He had little time for studies though! He moved from village to village, sailed from one river to the other, skipping classes\u2026 all to collect folk songs; and during the days at home he would sit by the lake or river with his flute.<\/p>\n

\u201cChhoto Karta, it\u2019s time to go.\u201d The young man with the flute knew it was Madhav. The sun had just set and the rays cast a spellbinding effect on the Ranidighi lake. There was no reaction in Chhoto Karta. He continued with the flute. This was the Tiperra flute made out of bamboo, which is no longer seen these days. Sachin Kumar was immersed in his world of music. This was a common sight also by the bank of the river Gumti or the Dharmasagar lake, writes researcher Pannalal\u00a0Roy of Sachin Dev Burman\u2019s early days.”<\/p>\n

~ Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman<\/strong> – by HQ Chowdhury<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I was bent towards folk music, simultaneously with classical music. Madhab was an old hand in our family. He used to sing Ramayana for us on Sunday afternoons after lunch. His simple rhythmic style used to make me ecstatic! There were no stunts and he used to sing effortlessly. Bauls, Bhatiyali singers, Fakhirs, Baishnabs, singers of Lord Shiba and Goddess Kali, and similar folk singers used to come to our house regularly. Their singing enthralled me\u2026\u201d<\/em> \u2013 S D Burman in his autobiography, Sargamer Nikhad<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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S D Burman, V. Balsara, Bhupinder Singh and Kishore Kumar<\/p><\/div>\n

Sachin Dev Burman (S D Burman) first shot into reckoning as radio singer composer in Calcutta Radio Station. With a mix of Bengali folk and light Hindustani classical music, S D Burman\u2019s compositions and song renditions created a unique niche, enjoying raging popularity with both the connoisseurs and the mass audience. His inimitable\u00a0 Bengali Thumri (Ami chhinu eka basaro jagaye)<\/em>\u00a0impressed everyone from Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore to Vijayalakshmi Pandit, from K L Saigal to Ustad \u00a0Abdul Karim Khan\u00a0of\u00a0Kirana Gharana.<\/p>\n

Fondly known as ‘Sachin Karta’<\/em> in his native Bengal and Tripura and as Burman Dada or Sachinda or simply SD in Bombay, S D Burman used his solid grounding in classical music and his wide exposure to folk music most effectively to create compositions that broke traditions and became hugely popular with the mass audience. His style of singing and quality of voice was his own, unique and unmatched.<\/p>\n

Mera sundar sapna beet gaya<\/strong> – Do Bhai<\/em><\/span> (1947)<\/p>\n