{"id":4834,"date":"2019-04-10T00:18:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T18:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T15:00:52","slug":"sd-burman-shiv-kumar-sharma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/sd-burman-shiv-kumar-sharma\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Burman Dada Had a Great Sense of Humour&#8217;: Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4835\" style=\"width: 697px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4835\" class=\"wp-image-4835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/shiv-kumar-sharma.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/shiv-kumar-sharma.jpg 687w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/shiv-kumar-sharma-400x226.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/shiv-kumar-sharma-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/shiv-kumar-sharma-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma speaking about Burman Dada in Bhavan Auditorium, Mumbai<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Addressing the audience at the packed Bhavan Auditorium at Chowpatty, Mumbai, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma recalled wonderful instances that reflected many shades of Burman Dada\u2019s personality, his sense of humour and a deep passion towards his music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmeen Sayani has taken us back to the last century. We used to be in college and would wait for Binaca Geetmala, wondering which song would come on the <em>pehli paydaan<\/em> today. I know you since then,\u201d began Shiv ji, paying his respects to the iconic Ameen Sayani, an honourable guest at the event.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7lCx2P_FR5w?start=295\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpts from his speech in Hindi (translated into English):<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had come to Mumbai in 1960. I met (music director) Jaidev ji. Those were the days when <em>Hum Dono<\/em> was in the making. Jaidev ji introduced me to Burman Dada. I used to live on 14<sup>th<\/sup> road. From the 14<sup>th<\/sup> Road, as you go towards Linking Road, the bungalow \u2018Jet\u2019 was there. Burman Dada used to live there. Jaidev ji introduced me to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have never seen another person like Burman Dada. He was a different personality. His aura, his thought processes, his music was different.\u00a0 If we talk about music, the music directors of that era had a characteristic trademark. It may be any film, any situation but the trademark would reveal that it is the music of such and such music director.\u00a0 Burman Dada, despite having his trademark, was never the same. What is the film, the situation, who are the actors and the director \u2013 he would understand all that first and then think about its music.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1929\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1929\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1929\" src=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/RD-Burman-with-SD-Burman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/RD-Burman-with-SD-Burman.jpg 630w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/RD-Burman-with-SD-Burman-400x251.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/RD-Burman-with-SD-Burman-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/RD-Burman-with-SD-Burman-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RD Burman with SD Burman<br \/>(Pic courtesy: TheHindu.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSome of the things he would say about music \u2013 he never liked heavy orchestration. He would say, if the lady is beautiful, and you put a huge <em>bindi<\/em> on her face, it will mar her beauty. Orchestration should be minimum.\u00a0 In that era there were other musicians, they had their own style. But this was Burman Dada\u2019s <em>soch<\/em> (thought process).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were some rather funny incidents. Burman Dada used to savour his <em>paan<\/em>. There would be people sitting around but he would have his <em>paan<\/em> and not even ask others, if you wished to have one. If he was happy with someone, he would ask crisply, <em>tum khaaoge<\/em>? (Will you have one?) If the person hesitated, he would promptly say, <em>achchha, tum nahin khata hai<\/em>. (Oh, you don\u2019t eat <em>paan<\/em>!).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy friend Hari ji, (Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia), we have given music together, we used to go to Burman Dada\u2019s home, the few of us who were soloists such as myself, Hari ji. Pancham used to stay there. In those days his arranger was Sebastian, when I met him for the first time and Jaidev ji was his assistant. Sebastian was the arranger for Shankar Jaikishan, Burman Dada and OP Nayyar. But everyone had his own different style. In the sitting, Burman Dada would tell us the story and the situation. <em>Dekho Shiv, Dev udhar ja raha hai, uska mann bahut kharab hai, ya uska mann bahut khush hai. Tum socho ismein kya karna hai.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne day we were having a sitting, someone had come from Calcutta with <em>rasgullas<\/em>. Meera ji sent a plate of 10-12 <em>rasgullas<\/em>. Till Dada says, no one will eat them. Dada was sitting with his hand cupping one ear, a leg crossed over the other, deep in thought, singing at times. He didn\u2019t notice that Hariji quietly ate a <em>rasgulla<\/em>. This went on for about a couple of hours. The sitting was over, the music was composed but in the meantime the plate of <em>rasgullas<\/em> had become empty. Dada did not say anything. The next day the recording was at Famous Studio, Tardeo, and it had Hari ji\u2019s solo. When the recording was over, he said, <em>Hari, tu bahut meetha bajaya. Kal hamara 12 rasgulla kha gaya thha.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 769px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2017\/09\/chaurasia-with-shivji.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2017\/09\/chaurasia-with-shivji.jpg\" alt=\"Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma\" width=\"759\" height=\"516\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia (R) and Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma in a jugalbandi (Pic courtesy: Indian Express)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOne day he called me, <em>Shiv, kya kar raha hai?<\/em> I said, I am at home Dada, tell me. He said, come quickly. I asked if everything was ok. He said, I have made a tune. I have a feeling its <em>betaal<\/em> (out of tune) but Meera says its ok. You come and listen.<\/p>\n<p>I went and heard the tune. I explained that Dada there are two systems, the Indian and the Western of the <em>kaharwa taal<\/em>. What Boudi is saying is correct. What you are saying is also correct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One day Dada had asked me to come for a sitting. My wife and her aunt had to go for some shopping on Linking Road and she asked me to drop her there. I thought of parking inside the Jet. Dada was sitting in the balcony. He saw me and two ladies getting out of the car. <em>\u2018Shiv, aaj ka sitting cancel ho gaya hai.\u2019 <\/em>He thought the ladies would come and listen to his music. The moment I told him they are going for shopping, he said, <em>\u2018achchha, tu upar aa ja.\u2019<\/em> He was very secretive about his music.<\/p>\n<p>One day Dada was singing for us a song that had been recorded. It was a beautiful song. His servant came and announced that Shakti Samanta was waiting downstairs. \u2018<em>Shakti eshe gechhe? Bondo kore dao,<\/em>\u2019 he said immediately. (Shakti has come? Shut the music immediately) He thought if Shakti Samanta heard the tune, he would ask him to make a similar song for him. He had his unique ways.<\/p>\n<p>But one thing I must tell you, his knowledge and training in classical music was deep. He would tell us all kinds of stories of the <em>mehfils<\/em>. Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, the father of the <em>Kirana Gharana<\/em>, he would say, before he started singing, two tanpuras are playing, for 10 minutes and when he would start with the \u2018sa\u2019, the voice and the tanpura would merge seamlessly.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4836\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4836\" class=\"wp-image-4836\" src=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/ustad-faiyaz-khan-and-kl-saigal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/ustad-faiyaz-khan-and-kl-saigal.jpg 940w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/ustad-faiyaz-khan-and-kl-saigal-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/ustad-faiyaz-khan-and-kl-saigal-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/ustad-faiyaz-khan-and-kl-saigal-768x529.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ustad Faiyaz Khan and KL Saigal<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dada had a great sense of humour, although people think he was always a serious person. About Ustad Faiyyaz Khan, Dada told us an incident which perhaps has not been published earlier. Once, in Calcutta, there was a congregation of all the <em>Ustads<\/em>. KL Saigal used to live in Calcutta and in those days his song <em>Babul mora naihar chhuto hi jaaye<\/em> had become a huge hit, a <em>thumri <\/em>which had been made famous originally by Ustad Faiyaz Khan who used to sing it often. It was decided that Ustad Faiyaz Khan would tie the <em>\u2018ganda\u2019<\/em> on Saigal to make him his disciple formally (<em>ganda<\/em> was a ritual tying of a thread to initiate a person as a disciple). Ustad Faiyaz Khan said, first I want Saigal to come in alone and I will explain a few things to him. They had also asked for a bottle (of whiskey). Almost an hour went by as Dada and others kept waiting outside for the ritual to begin. Finally, they quietly pushed open the door a bit and found that the bottle was now empty. <em>Aur Saigal Sahab keh rahe hain ki aap mere ustad ho, aur Faiyaz Khan Sahab keh rahe hain nahin, tu mera ustad hai.<\/em>\u201d (Saigal was insisting that Ustad Faiyaz Khan was his <em>ustad<\/em> while Faiyaz Khan was emphasizing that Saigal was the <em>ustad<\/em> since he had sung the song so well).<\/p>\n<p>Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma\u2019s reminiscences brought alive the era when the legendary music makers reveled in the creation of music, alongside honing talents who went on to become legends themselves.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Enjoy a few of Burman Dada&#8217;s immortal melodies, including those in which these two legendary musicians worked together, drawn from the audio visual presentation by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/manek-premchand-hitting-right-notes\/\">Manek Premchand<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4806\" src=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/SD-Burman-and-Shiv-Kumar-Sharma.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/SD-Burman-and-Shiv-Kumar-Sharma.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/SD-Burman-and-Shiv-Kumar-Sharma-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/SD-Burman-and-Shiv-Kumar-Sharma-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/SD-Burman-and-Shiv-Kumar-Sharma-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/SD-Burman-and-Shiv-Kumar-Sharma-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/SD-Burman-and-Shiv-Kumar-Sharma-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Dil ka bhanwar kare pukar<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Tere Ghar Ke Samne,<\/em> 1963) S D Burman \/ Hasrat Jaipuri \/ Mohd Rafi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;Dada Burman&#8217;s love for the santoor&#8217;s charming sound made him introduce it high on the Qutab Minar.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dekQT5J3JqU?=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Aankh khulte hi tum chhup gaye ho kahaan<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Munimji,<\/em> 1955) S D Burman \/ Sahir Ludhianvi \/ Lata Mangeshkar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;The solo violin also weeps for Nalini.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q13oY38FDc4?si=Fe97XSpfy9BAM3jV\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Woh dekhein to unki inayat<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Funtoosh,<\/em> 1956) S D Burman \/ Sahir Ludhianvi \/ Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;A class Sahir ghazal turned into a comedy with <em>&#8216;haiya ho haiya&#8217;<\/em>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RIki4BLpSms?=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Rula ke gaya sapna mera<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Jewel Thief,<\/em> 1967) S D Burman \/ Shailendra \/ Lata Mangeshkar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;Reso Reso, Rhythm Guitar, Cabasa, Lata&#8230;and cinematic excellence.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0lJuhRJsqLg?=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Chupke se mile pyaase pyaase<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Manzil,<\/em> 1960) S D Burman \/ Majrooh Sultanpuri \/ Geeta Dutt and Mohammad Rafi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;Sing and speak or &#8220;speak in a singing way&#8221; has been used by many composers, like Shiv-Hari in <em>Yeh kahaan aa gaye hum<\/em> and SD Burman here.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bDl9-xN6Oik?si=63aLe8x_hYBpoCdy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Piya bina piya bina<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Abhimaan,<\/em> 1973) S D Burman \/ Majrooh Sultanpuri \/ Lata Mangeshkar.. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;When the poetry, the voice, the acting, and the direction are excellent, you need Dada Burman to compose, <em>Piya aise roothe, ke hothon se mere, sangeet rootha<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pDOWrvw4mGc?=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Jaane kya tune kahi<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Pyaasa,<\/em> 1957) S D Burman \/ Sahir \/ Geeta Dutt. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;Waheeda often says this is the song that made her really famous&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pNk8BMxnGYI?si=8I2c04i7qAi0lIRL\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Jeevan ki bagiya mehkegi<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Tere Mere Sapne,<\/em> 1971) S D Burman \/ Neeraj \/ Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;Burman Dada did not have a structured plan for this song. He invited Shiv ji and flute exponent Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia to play as they liked and backed them up with just a tabla.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/breh1GMtmpI?=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Mose chhal kiye jaaye<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Guide,<\/em> 1965) S D Burman \/ Shailendra \/ Lata Mangeshkar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma played the tabla in this dance sequence.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fKFv0lXyFE0?=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Thandi hawayein<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Naujawan,<\/em> 1951) S D Burman \/ Sahir \/ Lata Mangeshkar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;At 2:52, for a few moments, vocals without opening the mouth.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O1TtVax2t-s?=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Suno gajar kya gaaye<\/strong><\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">(<em>Baazi,<\/em> 1951) S D Burman \/ Sahir \/ Geeta Roy and Chorus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">&#8220;Exceptional &#8216;agitato&#8217; violins used to highlight the words of caution.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VpPZn8ZV1AA?=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oL3gh9bJmb\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-and-yesterdays-melodies-todays-memories-launched\/\">Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman and Yesterday\u2019s Melodies Today\u2019s Memories Launched in Mumbai and Delhi: A Report<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman and Yesterday\u2019s Melodies Today\u2019s Memories Launched in Mumbai and Delhi: A Report&#8221; &#8212; Silhouette Magazine\" src=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-and-yesterdays-melodies-todays-memories-launched\/embed\/#?secret=93Gd6ILsZM#?secret=oL3gh9bJmb\" data-secret=\"oL3gh9bJmb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4639\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4639\" class=\"wp-image-4639\" src=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/Incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-front.jpg\" alt=\"Incomparable SD Burman\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/Incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-front.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/Incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-front-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/Incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-front-255x400.jpg 255w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/Incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-front-768x1206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/Incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-front-652x1024.jpg 652w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/Incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-front-300x471.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/Incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-front-150x236.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/Incomparable-sachin-dev-burman-front-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman<\/em> is available on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DQv8h5\">Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fkrt.it\/oJ0UanuuuN\">Flipkart<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4810\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4810\" class=\"wp-image-4810\" src=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/YMTM.jpg\" alt=\"Yesterday's Melodies Today's Memories\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/YMTM.jpg 907w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/YMTM-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/YMTM-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/YMTM-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/YMTM-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/YMTM-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/YMTM-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/YMTM-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Yesterday&#8217;s Melodies Today&#8217;s Memories<\/em> is available on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Yesterdays-Melodies-Todays-Memories-Premchand\/dp\/1644298767\/\">Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The release of HQ Chowdhury\u2019s <em>Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman<\/em> and Manek Premchand\u2019s <em>Yesterday&#8217;s Melodies Today&#8217;s Memories <\/em>offered the apt forum for santoor exponent Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma to fondly recount his own personal experiences with Burman Dada. 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