Pratul Mukherjee enthralls the audience at Silchar
SILCHAR, August 22: The renowned singer Pratul Mukherjee’s solo concert enthralled the music lovers at District Library auditorium on Tuesday evening with his impeccable performance and unmatched showmanship. The melodious performance of the music maestro kept the audiences glued to their seats for the entire show.
The programme, organized by Pathikrit Shilpi Gusthi, a cultural organization of the town to mark its second anniversary, saw a large turn up of audiences at the venue. Music lovers began to pour in much before the show and the auditorium was fully packed before the magic of the voice of the noted singer took over the evening.
He rendered various songs for two odd hours without the aid of any musical instruments. He cast a magic of his voice on the audiences present in the auditorium. Mukherjee sang some of his famous songs like Ami Banglay Gaan Gai, Aaloo Becho among others. “I am totally spellbound. I have witnessed many cultural events in the city but this one was best in a sense that it comprised only lyrics, performed and presented in a brilliant manner. He renders songs without using any instrument which is absolutely amazing. He is a living legend in the field of music,” said Snigdha Chakraborty, a university student.
From young to old, everyone was charmed by his performance. “It is one of the best musical performances I have ever seen in my life. He is absolutely brilliant. We could not even think of that a song could be sung so musical without using any instrument,” said Abhibrata Chowdhury, a 72–year–old retired government servant. It was the second visit of Pratul Mukherjee, one of the most respectable and well versed musicians of the vocal tradition, to Silchar.
During his visit, he paid his tribute to the eleven martyrs who laid down their lives for the sake of their mother tongue Bengali. Supporting the demand for the renaming of Silchar Railway Station as ‘Bhasa Swahid Station’, the noted singer demanded that Silchar Railway Station should be made a world tourism centre. Pratul Mukherjee was accompanied by Dipankar Gupta, secretary, All Bengal Nazrul Sahitya Parishad, from Kolkata who graced the evening as the main speaker. He dwelt on the degradation of culture In India and threw light on the cultural domination of West over the third world countries.
At the outset, the musical evening was begun with the lighting of the auspicious lamp by the dignitaries. The prizes of different competitions held earlier were given away on the occasion. The artistes of Pathikrit Shilpi Gusthi also performed a song, besides a recitation.
Source: The Sentinel 23.08.2013
