Ratneshwar Mukherjee

Ratneshwar Mukherjee
Born	(1908-12-19)December 19, 1908 Ujirpur, Barisal Division
Origin	Bangladesh
Died	November 13, 1980(1980-11-13) (aged 71) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Music teacher

Ratneshwar Mukherjee (19 December 1909 - 13 November 1980), who is also known as Ratneshwar Mukhapadhay, Ratu Mukherjee or Ratu Mukhapadhay, was a famous Bangladeshi songwriter and music teacher. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Mukherjee was born in British India's (now Bangladesh) Ujirpur, Barisal Division. His father, Gajendrananath Mukherjee was obsessed with music. Gajendranath lived with Rajanikanta Sen, a Bengali poet. Ratneshwar had nine more brothers. Out of them, only Ratneshwar and Siddheshwar was interested in music. Kazi Najrul Islam was a friend of Ratneshwar Mukherjee. Ratneshwar Mukherjee was expert in both ancient Bengali music and modern music. He was famous as a music teacher. He was commonly known as 'Ratu Mukhapadhay' among other Bengali musicians. He was also known as a songwriter and composer. He taught Manabendra Mukhopadhyay, his nephew and a famous Indian vocalist.

Career

Mukherjee hosted a variety show on All India Radio in Kolkata in 1936. ^[3]

Death

He died on 13 November 1980 in the city of Kolkata.

References

1. Senagupta, Subodhacandra; Basu, Añjali, eds. (2010) [1st pub. 1976]. Saṃsada Bāṅāli caritābhidhāna. Prathama khaṇḍa : prāẏa cāra sahasrādhika jībanī-saṃbalita ākara granthaসংসদ বাঙালি চরিতাভিধান. প্রথম খন্ড : প্রায় চার সহস্রাধিক জীবনী-সংবলিত আকর গ্রণ্থ[Sangsad Bengali Charitavidhan. First Volume: A comprehensive book containing nearly four thousand biographies] (in Bengali) (Fifth revised [Saṃśodhita paṅcama saṃskaraṇa] ed.). Kolkata: Literary Society [ সাহিত্য সংসদ : Sāhitya Saṃsada]. p. 622. ISBN   9788179551356. OCLC   972910133.
2. Calcutta Municipal Gazette. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. Press in India. 1980. p. 1518.
3. Delhi, All India Radio (AIR), New (1935-03-07). THE INDIAN RADIO TIMES: Vol. IX, No. 6 ( 7 MARCH, 1935 ). Prasar Bharati Central Archives. p. 382.