Dr. Tripti Watwe
Volume-XII, Issue-IV, July 2024
Volume-XII, Issue-IV, July 2024 | ||
Published Online: 31.07.2024 | Page No: 293-298 | |||
Life &
Contributions of Thakur Anil Krishna Debbarman: Tripura’s Musical Genius on a
Musical Mission
Dr. Tripti Watwe, Assistant Professor, Department of Music,
Women’s College, Agartala, Kunjaban, Agartala, India | |
“There is a proverbial saying that in Tripura everybody has a gifted voice of music right from the King, Queen, Prince and Princess down to the servants in the royal household, the farmers joyfully sing while tilling the land, the boatmen sing the Bhatiyali rowing down the course of the river, the fishermen cannot go about their vocation without singing, the weavers sing to the rhythm of the fly shuttle. Similarly the melodious music brings relief to the toilers in the field”, in his autobiographical essay published in the famous Calcutta literary journal ‘Desh’, the legendary music composer Sachin Debbarman made these remarkable comments on the inseparable relationship of music and Tripura. One such contemporary of Kumar Sachin Debbarman was Thakur Anil Krishna Debbarman about whom unfortunately not much is known beyond the boundaries of Tripura. Both belonged to the Royal family of Tripura inheriting their musical talent from the family lineage and both have left a deep impression on the culture and music of Tripura. | |
Keywords: Royal family, Thakur Anil Krishna Debbarman, Sachin Debbarman, music composer, Tripura. |