Ranjan Bezbaruah

Ranjan Bezbaruah
Born (1971-08-01) August 1, 1971 (age 53)
Hatichong, Nagaon, Assam
NationalityIndian
Alma materADP College
Cotton College
Gauhati University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Lyricist
  • Writer
  • Teacher
  • Translator
SpouseBornali Parashar
ChildrenMayukhi (Daughter)
Jishnu (Son)
Parent(s)Rohit Chandra Bezbaruah (Father)
Sri Subhadra Bezbaruah (Mother)
Awards'Xudhakantha Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Memorial Integration Award' (2014)
'Sanskrita Gayaka' (2019)
'Rashtriya Sanskrit Geetikavi' (2020)

Ranjan Kumar Bezbaruah is an Indian singer, lyricist, translator and academic engaged in promoting Modern Sanskrit Lyrical Literature.[1] He is a vocal artiste of ‘Sanskrit songs’ contributing to All India Radio, Delhi Doordarshan & other regional & national platforms.[2] He was honoured with 'Rashtriya Sanskrit Geetikavi' in 2020 by an international organisation.[3]

Personal life

Ranjan Bezbaruah was born on 1 August 1971 in Chakalaghat, Hatichong, Nagaon district of Assam. His father Rohit Chandra Bezbaruah was an educationist, writer and his mother Sri Subhadra Bezbaruah is a teacher and artist. Bezbaruah married Bornali Parashar of Tezpur-Jamugurihat in 2002. They have two children, a son Jishnu and a daughter Mayukhi.[2]

Cultural and academic activity

Sanskrit version of a number of patriotic Indian songs of the maestros like Rabindranath Tagore & Md. Iqbal,[4] Kazi Nazrul, Kavi Pradeep and so on.[5] Moreover, has been rendering his vocal to a few rare Hindi film songs with dignified lyrics & music encompassing K. L. Saigal to A. R. Rahman along with a few popular Ghazals and Bhajans.[6]

He has been translating popular and patriotic songs from Assamese, Bengali and Hindi into Sanskrit and singing them since 1999.[6]

Presented the Sanskrit rendition of the patriotic song- Md. Iqbal's 'Sare Jahan se Accha'[4] which was produced and published by the national media, DDNews, Delhi for the first time, on the grand occasion of India's 70th independence day, on 14 August 2016. It was translated and sung by Ranjan Bezbaruah along with other vocalists.[2]

He started 'Prachyaa', the first Sanskrit band from North East India and second in India in 2017.[7]

Awards

Award Place Year Notes
Xudhakantha Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Memorial Integration Award Jorhat, Assam 2014
Sanskrita Gayaka Tripura University 2019
Rashtriya Sanskrit Geetikavi Lokbhasha Prachar Samitih, Bhubaneswar 2020 [1][3]
Sadhana Award Asam Sahitya Sabha, Nagaon Chapter 2023

References

  1. ^ a b BHATTACHARYYA, SMITA (2020-08-28). "Rashtriya Sanskrit Geetikavi title bestowed on Assam's Ranjan Bezbaruah". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  2. ^ a b c "সাক্ষাৎকাৰ- সংগীত সমুদ্ৰত অৱগাহন: এক ব্যতিক্ৰমী পথেৰে শিল্পী ৰঞ্জন বেজবৰুৱা" [An interview with artist Ranjan Bezbaruah]. xahitya.org (in Assamese). 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  3. ^ a b "Assams Ranjan Bezbaruah Conferred Rashtriya Sanskrit-Geetikavi-Title". 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Saare jahan se accha in Sanskrit on I-Day". Telegraphindia.com. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. ^ Karmakar, Rahul (2019-11-05). "Bangladesh national anthem goes Sanskrit on Bhupen Hazarika death anniversary". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  6. ^ a b Karmakar, Rahul (2019-10-01). "Gandhiji's favourite bhajan 'Vaishnava Jana To', now in Sanskrit". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  7. ^ Bhattacharyya, Smita (2017-01-07). "Fresh words, familiar music". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
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