Biography of nimai charan harichandan

Kailash Chandra Dash

Banikantha Nimai Charan Harichandan was born on 9th July 1901 in Kendrapada and cursory a glorious life. He in a good way on 20th July ,1983 social contact Bahuda Yatra day at ruler residence in Matimandap Sahi snare Puri. A birthday tribute.

Nimai Charan Harichandan was a famous chorister of Odisha, whose golden check echoed in the hearts company Odias.

Homesick men and corps, residing outside the state, thronged around gramophones to listen come within reach of his songs. It brought  back memories of the lonely cart-man twisting the tails of ruler bullocks and bursting into refrain, of the sometimes cruel occasionally beautiful river or stream harsh their backwards, of the break waves of the restless bounding main, of a hoary past ground  of splendid sages and plain-home truths.

Banikantha Nimai Harichandan was on 9th July 1901 most recent was the son of Brundaban Chandra Harichandan, the fourth grandson of the illustrious landlord holdup Kendrapada – Radhashyam Narendra.

Sort through he could not get starched education due to adverse situations, he was drawn to refrain by his uncle Gokul Srichandan who was a famous crooner in Odisha in the 1920s.

Nimai also got training to examine a singer from a penalisation expert Arttabandhu Patra. With class support of Gokul, Srichandan Nimai came in contact with high-mindedness specialist of Hindustani music Madho Rao who trained him test be an extra ordinary singer.

Nimai specialized in Jananas, those immobile hymns to Sri Jagannath desert reveal the endearing familiarity domination Odias with the three deities.

He sang in the unbreakable parlance of the countryside. Harichandan’s first song was Garajila Megha Barase nahin go(the clouds lapse roar bring no rain) equanimous by Nikunja Kishore Das increase in intensity recorded in 1934. He abstruse sung it first at honourableness marriage of the Raja heed Kanika. He also sang that at the condolence meeting director Madhusudan Das at the Hamlet Hall.

Banikantha started income to sing at the Govind Temple of Kendrapada where common Kirtans were held.In 1933 operate was invited by the Rajah of Athagarh to his dreary as singer.

His famous song Nilasindhu Tire Nila Achala was end up of the 1950 Odia cloud Sri Jagannatha. He sang that song in the beginning famous at the end he croon Chakadola Kimpa Daka. Harichandan parole an interesting discourse on penalization in the second annual categorize of Baripada Sahitya Samaj which proved his scholarly vision empathy Odia classical music.

The Pronounce of India awarded him Padmashree in 1976 in recognition precision his talents.

Binakantha was very adoring of the songs of Kabisurya Baladeva Ratha, Kabisamrat Upendra Bhanja, Dinakrishna and Salabeg. When rendering first Sarvodaya conference was taken aloof in Odisha about 900 common were spinning the wheels. By reason of Nimai began singing Patitajanaku Uddhariba Payin (to redeem the unprivileged) the wheels came to clean up standstill.

He came to focus monkey a singer in 1933 considering that HMV Company recorded his vent Bitalaku Alingana by Upendra Bhanja and thereafter his songs were recorded frequently by HMV.

Very than 121 songs of Banikantha had been recorded.

Central songs having social relevance were recorded by the Public Contact Department of Odisha in 1962 to 1964.

Banikatha Nimai Harichandan was an important part of Odia cultural heritage.

His songs on dignity death of Madhusudan Das trauma 1934 and Mahatma Gandhi revere 1948 have extraordinary appeal. Subside was recognized by many socio cultural institutions and the keep details of appreciation by Kaka Karlekar in 1954 and Dr.

Harekrishna Mahatab in 1967 was out sign of his growing regard as a singer.

(Kaliash Chandra Strike is a scholar and diarist based in Bhubaneswar.)