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Prabhat Samgiita
Short description Collection of songs composed by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Website prabhatasamgiita.net
Location in Sarkarverse
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Prabhat Samgiita or Prabhát Saḿgiita (Bengali: প্রভাত সঙ্গীত Probhat Shongit, pɾɔbhat̪ ʃɔŋɡit̪ - see spelling variations below), also known as Songs of a New Dawn and Prabhat Songs, is the collection of songs composed by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921–1990).[1][note 1] Sarkar composed a total of 5,018 songs, including lyrics and tune, over a period of eight years from 1982 until his death in 1990.[2]

History

The first song of Prabhat Samgiita was given on 1982 September 14. The last song was given on 1990 October 20 (less than 24 hours before Sarkar's decease).[3]

Etymology

In Bengali, the word Prabhát(a) (প্রভাত - pɾɔbhat̪) means dawn, morning or daybreak.[4] The word Sauṋgiit(a) (সঙ্গীত - [ʃɔŋɡit̪)[5] also spelled as Saḿgiit(a) (সংগীত - ʃɔŋɡgit̪) means song and music.[4] Thus, prabhát(a) sauṋgiit(a) or prabhát(a) saḿgiit(a) etymologically means "morning song"[4] or "songs of dawn".[6] It has also been interpreted as "songs of a new dawn".[7][1] However, if Prabhat is interpreted as the name of the composer, then the etymology of that word is largely irrelevant. In that case, Prabhat Samgiita would simply mean "songs of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar".

Name and variants

Prabhat Samgiita has two most commonly used definitions, namely: "Songs of a New Dawn"[7] and "Songs of Prabhat".[8][9] In light of other similar collections (for example, Meera Bhajans, Rabindra Sangeet, and Nazrul Geeti), the latter definition might be the most appropriate.

Prabhat Samgiita has many spelling variants, with the following reasons: the word saḿgiit has two different spellings in Bengali, there is no fixed transliteration rule for most Indian languages, there are also different transcription conventions used in English for Indian languages, the Sanskrit pronunciation has an "a" at the end of both words, which is normally silent in Bengali and Hindi.

Thus we have the word prabhat that can be spelled as:

  • Prabhat, Prabhát, Prabhāt, Prabhata, Prabháta, Prabhāta

And we have the word samgiita that can be spelled as:

  • Sangit, Sangeet, Sangiit, Samgiit, Saḿgiit, Saṃgīt, Sauṋgiit, Saŋgīt and all of these with "a" at the end:
  • Sangita, Sangeeta, Sangiita, Samgiita, Saḿgiita, Saṃgīta, Sauṋgiita and Saŋgīta

If combined, all these variations could create a huge number of spelling variants for Prabhat Samgiita, however not all combinations are used. Subhas Sarkar mainly prefers the variant Prabháta Saḿgiita and sometimes uses Prabhāta saṃgīta.[8] There is no consistency of spelling, even within the same newspapers. The Hindu, an Indian English newspaper, often spells Prabhat Samgiita[6][9][10] however also spells Prabhat Sangit[11] and also Prabhat Sangeet.[12] The Times of India, another Indian English newspaper, uses both Prabhat Samgiita[7] and Prabhat Sangeet.[13] Most other newspapers spell Prabhat Sangeet, though some articles prefer Prabhat Sangit and Prabhata Samgiita. Publications of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha usually goes by the spelling Prabháta Saḿgiita and also often by Prabhát Saḿgiita and Prabhát Saḿgiit.[14] Older publications, however, tend to use the variant Prabhát Sauṋgiit or Prabháta Sauṋgiita.[5] Finally there are instances of unusual spellings as well, such as Prabhat Sangeeth[1] and Prabhat Samhitta.[15]

Composition, collection, and releases

Sarkar composed the first song of Prabhat Samgiita, Bandhu he niye calo, on 14 September 1982[5] at Deoghar, India.[2] He continued composing songs until his death on 21 October 1990.[7] During that eight years, he composed a total of 5,018 songs,[16] including both lyrics and tune.[15][17][18] The last song, Ámrá gaŕe nova gurukul, was composed on 20 October 1990, one day before his death.[19] Renaissance Artists and Writers Association (RAWA), has sponsored many performances and recordings of selected songs. These performances have featured artists such as Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, Rashid Khan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Manoj Kumar, Vithal Rao, Shruti Sadolikar, Haimanti Sukla and Archana Udupa.

Sarkar composed songs in eight different languages: Bengali, Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Magahi, Maithili and Angika.[8] Sarkar held that songs should be performed in their original language to preserve the composer's rhythm, melody, and meaning. Hence, no permission was given by Sarkar for performance of his songs in any language other than the language in which he composed them.

Themes

Sarkar's songs cover a multitude of themes. There are devotional songs, mystical songs, and revolutionary songs. There are folk songs, children's songs, and ballads. There are wedding songs, birthday songs, and festival songs. Regardless of the theme, in every song there is a strong spiritual undercurrent, expressive of Sarkar's personal philosophy of Neohumanism.

List of songs

Main article: List of songs of Prabhat Samgiita

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in English, Bengali and Hindi. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating sociology, economics, philology]and various other subjects, and in the name ""Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti"" when focusing on spiritual topics. Many of his books he gave as dictations; others were compiled from his discourses, some of them in small pocket-books.

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Subramanya, Mysore 2008.
  2. ^ a b The Telegraph (Calcutta) 20/09/2004.
  3. ^ Sugatananda Avt (Acharya.) (1990) Sambhavami, a Short Biography of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii Ācārya Sugatānanda Avadhūta p. 33 ISBN 978-3-921769-28-7 
  4. ^ a b c Biswas, Sailendra.
  5. ^ a b c Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan 21/10/2007.
  6. ^ a b Avadhuta, Divyachetananda Acharya 19/06/2009.
  7. ^ a b c d Sarkar, Subhas 12/09/2011.
  8. ^ a b c Sarkár, Subhas 31/12/2010.
  9. ^ a b The Hindu 21/03/2008.
  10. ^ The Hindu 15/09/2009.
  11. ^ The Hindu 15/06/2007.
  12. ^ The Hindu 20/09/2004.
  13. ^ The Hindu 27/09/2009.
  14. ^ Sarkar, Prabhat Ranjan 1987.
  15. ^ a b Afternoon (newspaper) 07/06/2011.
  16. ^ Ghista, Garda 30/11/2006.
  17. ^ The Statesman 07/10/2011.
  18. ^ Ujjawala, Jha 20/11/2011.
  19. ^ Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan 30/04/2003.

Sources

External links

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