Chinmoy Lahiri

His first record was published in 1944 by HMV with two music tracks of Bengali Khyal, ‘Nā māne mānā’ and ‘Duwāre elo ke' by Gopal Dasgupta.

[1] Archrya Chinmoy Lahiri represented an era of enlightenment in Bengal in the early 20th century, when, among other fields, Indian Classical Music too were being experimented with in the light of regional variations.

Among the doyens of Indian Classical Music of Bengal of that time, Vishmadev Chattopadhyay, Tarapada Chakraborty, Jnanendra Prashad Goswami and Chinmoy Lahiri deserve special mention.

Apart from pure Indian classical music, Acharya Chinmoy Lahiri was proficient and was an exponent of Khyal, Thumri, Geet, Gazal and Raga-pradhan songs.

Khyal: Bandhish written by Chinmoy Lahiri mostly depicts the sacred love of Radha and Krishna Rāga: Darbari Kanaḍa, Tāla: Tritāla (Madhyalaya) Sthāyī: Kyā tum ho vahi śyām sāwariyā Dhuṇd phiru bana bābariyā Antarā: Bāsuri ki dhvani Bajāya kahi guni Pukāre mohe Magana nāgariyā[1] Rāga: Deśi, Tāla: Tritala (Madhylaya) Sthāyī: Manaharwa curāye liyo jāy Hiya ki pīra kise sunāy Antarā: Kā karu aba kuch nā suhāya Magana milana bina kaise bitāye Sakhī eri deho batāya[1] Thumri: A form of Indian Classical Music (semi-classical).

Antarā: Terā mana nā jānu tu acaraja ki nāi Ᾱnkho ojhala honā thā to phir kiu muskāi.

Following is a Bandhish written by Chinmoy Lahiri in Kajri : Sthāyī: Gheri kārī badariyā Piyā rahile kaun nagariyā Dekhi mana barsāy Ghar āngana kachunā suhāy.