Munshi Raisuddin

Bangladeshi musician and musicologist

Munshi Raisuddin
মুন্সী রইসউদ্দীন
Born	1901
Died	1973 (aged 71–72)
Nationality	Bangladeshi

Munshi Raisuddin (1901–1973) was a Bangladeshi musician and musicologist.^[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1986.^[2]

Early life and education

Raisuddin was born in Nakol village in Magura District. His father, Munshi Abbasuddin, was a classical singer.^[1] His Pseudonym is Alam piya. Anyone can be thought that its a Hindi name but he is a Bangladeshi. His bandesh is very effective in various raga. Initially, Raisuddin took music lessons from his cousin, Shamsul Haque.

Career

After passing the matriculation examination, Raisuddin moved to Kolkata. At Kolkata he was a disciple of Nulo Gopal. He took lessons on dhrupad and kheyal from Rashbehari Mallick and practised music for twelve years.^[1]

Raisuddin returned to Magura and took a job at a cotton mill in Kushtia. He set up a music school. He later completed a course on classical music at the Sangeet Kala Bhavan in Kolkata, a music institution run by Girijashankar Chakraborty. Raisuddin also learnt classical music from Sharajit Kanjilal, a musician of Lucknow.^[1]

Musicians Ferdausi Rahman and Milia Ali took lessons from Raisuddin.^[3]^[4]

Works

Saral Sabgeet Sar-Sangraha
Chhotader Sa Re Ga Ma
Abhinaba Shataraga
Sangeet Parichay
Raga Lahari
Gita Lahari^[1]

Awards

Adamjee Literary Award
Ekushey Padak (1986)^[1]

pride of performance 1967

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Raisuddin, Ustad Munshi". In Islam, Sirajul; Khan, Mobarak (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ "Of fond memories and golden oldies". The Daily Star. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
^ "The soul of a Tagorean". The Daily Star. 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2018-07-01.