Tripuri - Tripuri Culture, Tripuri People, Rahul Dev Burman, Somdev Devvarman, Sachin Dev Burman, Tripuri Calendar, Borok Language (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Tripuri culture, Tripuri people, Rahul Dev Burman, Somdev Devvarman, Sachin Dev Burman, Tripuri calendar, Borok language, Kokborok literature, Musical instruments of Tripura, Raima Sen, Bharat Dev Varma, Tripuri Kshatriya, Kokborok drama, Bidya Debbarma, Sandip Burman, Tripuri games and sports, Tripuri dances, Dasarath Deb, Tripuri dress, Shanti Kali, Tripuri cuisine, Kokborok tei Hukumu Mission, Basudeb Barman, Sakti Burman, Jayasri Burman, Nabadwipchandra Dev Burman, Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl, Ranen Barman, Hiten Barman, Goria Puja, Maya Burman, Uddabh Barman, Sourabhee Debbarma, Jotindra Lal Tripura, Kharchi, Kokborok Sahitya Sabha, Animesh Debbarma, Rigwnai, Aguli Khristan Sikla Bodol, Koloma. Excerpt: Rahul Dev Burman (Bengali: , Hindi: .)) (27 June 1939 - 4 January 1994), commonly known as R. D. Burman and nicknamed Pancham da ( ) or simply Pancham, was a Indian music composer. Rahul Dev Burman was born in Calcutta. According to stories, he was nicknamed Pancham because, as a child, whenever he cried, it sounded in the fifth note (Pa) of the Indian musical scale. The word Pancham means five (or fifth) in Bengali. Another version is that when the veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar saw a newborn Rahul Dev Burman uttering the syllable Pa repeatedly, he nicknamed the boy Pancham. After coming to Mumbai, he learnt sarod from Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. He received his early education at Ballygunge Government High School, Kolkata. When he was nine years old, he composed his first song, Aye meri topi palat ke aa, which his father used in the film Funtoosh (1956). The tune of the song Sar jo tera chakraaye was composed by him as a child. His father loved the tune and included it in the soundtrack of Guru Dutt's Pyaasa. In 2004, the soundtrack for Pyaasa was given an award for "The Best Music in Film" by Sight & Sound, the ...