Kumud Ranjan Mullick

Kumud Ranjan Mullick
Kumud Ranjan Mullick
কুমুদ রঞ্জন মল্লিক
Born	1 March 1883; Bankimchandra Subarna Padak (Gold Medal)

Kumud Ranjan Mullick (1883–1970) was a

Bengali writer and poet. He was a poet of the Tagore era of Bengali literature. He was an early mentor and coach to the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam

.

Biography

He was born on 1 March 1883 in a

Purba Bardhaman

where he later became the headmaster.

Kumud Ranjan's poetry was influenced by Vaishnavism. His poetry is also a portrait of rural Bengal. He was awarded the Jagattarini Gold Medal and the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He died on 14 December 1970.

Main works

Shatadal
Bantulsi
Ujani
Ektara
Bithi
Banamallika
Rajanigandha
Nupur
Chunkali
Tunir
Ajay
Swarna Sandhya
Dwarabati
Kuheli
Mukhoser Dokan

Music Album

One memorable music album named Kumud Kabya Geeti was released by the Gramophone Co. of India, comprising some of his poems made into songs like 'Ajayer buke saradin', 'Ruper laagi jodi amaare bhalobasho', 'Jhapsa hoye aaschhe kromey', 'Latar bedona' & many more beautiful poems set to music by famous Bengali musical icons like

Hemanta Mukherjee, Anup Ghoshal, Haimanti Sukla, Tarun Bandopadhyay

and many more.

List of Kumdud Kabya Geeti sung by various celebrated singers from Bengal:

Ajayer Buke Saradin sung by Anup Ghoshal
Akashe Kalo Megher Mukhosh Pore sung by Alpana Sengupta
Dinpallir Metho Gaan sung by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay
Ruper Lagi Jodi Amare sung by Haimanti Sukla
Hoy To Amar E Pathe sung by Haimanti Sukla
Naiko Deri Chharbe Tori (With Recitation) sung by Arundhati Holme Chowdhury, Recitation by Pt. Shankar Ghosh
Mukul Jhare Mukul Jhare sung by Alpana Sengupta
Nidagher Chanpa Tumi sung by Anup Ghoshal
Bhabchhi Jakhan Jai Chole sung by Arundhati Holme Chowdhury

Famous Disciple

One of his students, at the Mathrun Navinchandra Vidyalay, Burdwan where Kumud Ranjan was the Headmaster, later rose to become Bengal's best known Rebel poet, Kazi Najrul Islam.

Awards

Jagattarini Gold Medal of the University of Calcutta.[3]
Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1970.^[4]

References

^ Atmasmriti, Kumud Ranjan Mullick, Masik Basumati (Phalgun,1357 Bengali Year), 1950
^ Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008, page 589
^ Kumud Ranjan Mullick Banglapedia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021
^ Kumud Ranjan Mullick Banglapedia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021

[1] Atmasmriti, Kumud Ranjan Mullick, Masik Basumati (Phalgun,1357 Bengali Year), 1950

[2] Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008, page 589

[3] Kumud Ranjan Mullick Banglapedia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021

[4] Kumud Ranjan Mullick Banglapedia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021

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