Prabhat Samgiita: Difference between revisions

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.{{sfn|Sarkár, Subhas|31/12/2010}} There is no consistency of spelling, even within the same newspapers. ''The Hindu'', an Indian English newspaper, often spells Prabhat Samgiita{{sfn|Avadhuta, Divyachetananda Acharya|19/06/2009}}{{sfn|The Hindu|21/03/2008}}{{sfn|The Hindu|15/09/2009}} however also spells Prabhat Sangit{{sfn|The Hindu|15/06/2007}} and also Prabhat Sangeet.{{sfn|The Hindu|20/09/2004}} ''The Times of India'', another Indian English newspaper, uses both Prabhat Samgiita{{sfn|Sarkar, Subhas|12/09/2011}} and ''Prabhat Sangeet''.{{sfn|The Hindu|27/09/2009}} 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''.{{sfn|Sarkar, Prabhat Ranjan|1987}} Older publications, however, tend to use the variant ''Prabhát Sauṋgiit'' or ''Prabháta Sauṋgiita''.{{sfn|Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan|21/10/2007}} Finally there are instances of unusual spellings as well, such as ''Prabhat Sangeeth''{{sfn|Subramanya, Mysore|2008}} and ''Prabhat Samhitta''.{{sfn|Afternoon (newspaper)|07/06/2011}}

P. R. Sarkar composed the first song of Prabhat Samgiita, ''Bandhu he niye calo'', on 14 September 1982{{sfn|Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan|21/10/2007}} at [[:Sarkarverse:Deoghar|Deoghar]], [[:Sarkarverse:India|India]].{{sfn|The Telegraph (Calcutta)|20/09/2004}} He continued composing songs until his death on 21 October 1990.{{sfn|Sarkar, Subhas|12/09/2011}} During that eight years, he composed a total of 5,018 songs,{{sfn|Ghista, Garda|30/11/2006}} including both lyrics and tune.{{sfn|Afternoon (newspaper)|07/06/2011}}{{sfn|The Statesman|07/10/2011}}{{sfn|Ujjawala, Jha|20/11/2011}} The last song, ''Ámrá gaŕe nova gurukul'', was composed on 20 October 1990, one day before his death.{{sfn|Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan|30/04/2003}} [[Renaissance Artists and Writers Association]] (RAWA), has sponsored many performances and recordings of selected songs. These performances have featured artists such as [[:Sarkarverse:Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande|Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande]], [[:Sarkarverse:Rashid Khan|Rashid Khan]], [[:Sarkarverse:Kavita Krishnamurthy|Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[:Sarkarverse:Manoj Kumar|Manoj Kumar]], [[:Sarkarverse:Vithal Rao|Vithal Rao]], [[:Sarkarverse:Shruti Sadolikar|Shruti Sadolikar]], [[:Sarkarverse:Haimanti Sukla|Haimanti Sukla]] and [[:Sarkarverse:Archana Udupa|Archana Udupa]].{{citation needed |date=November 2013}}