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est to convince the Govt. of India for honoring Manna Dey with the highest National award – “BHARAT RATNA”. Dr. Gautam Roy has established ‘Manna Dey Sangeet Academy’ at Howrah, Kolkata and also launched web site ‘www.Mannadey.in’. This web site is quite exhaustive and contains his biography, list of the songs and a wonderful photo gallery. This could be updated with audio and video clips in future. Inspired by a heart touching music of Manna Da, these two works will be quite useful references for the future generations studying and listening to old music. October 10, 2009 Dr. Suresh Chandvankar, Hon.Secretary, ‘Society of Indian Record Collectors’, Mumbai 801 Bhaskara, TIFR Hsg. Complex Navynagar, Colaba, Mumbai 400005. India --------------------------------------------------------------------- chandvankar.suresh@gmail.com tel. 91-022-2280 4986, mobile:9920813336 Manna Dey and Mr. Deba Prasad Das ============================================================= 26
Revisiting old song - ‘ye zindagi usi ki hai’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Original article in Marathi: Suresh Chandvankar Translation in English: Dhananjay Naniwadekar ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If a theoretical exercise is carried out for fun, to choose just one song as the very best among ‘<strong>Hindi</strong> Film <strong>Songs</strong>’, (which number close to seventy-thousand by now), the song, 'yeh zindagi usiki hai' from the film ‘Anarkali’ will surely be in contention. Because of this stature that the song has been accorded by music lovers, fans of C Ramchandra and followers of film music were pained by the recent controversy questioning who should get the credit for the composition. Today, neither Roshan nor C Ramchandra is amidst us to present their version of the story. That is why several people have objected to Hridaynath Mangeshkar’s claim, made from the platform of ‘Idea SaReGaMaPa’ - TV programme, that seventy-five per cent of the credit for the song belongs to Roshan. Only Lata Mangeshkar could tell the correct story now, if she so desired. In such cases, existing literature on the subject can also come handy. Luckily, NCPA’s Wadia Library of music in South Mumbai has archived several books and rare newspaper cuttings, and they are generously made available to reasearchers. The archives do contain information about this song. Its acquaintance would provide vital help to students of the subject. The germ of the controversy lies in an old article by Latadidi. Composer Roshan died on 16 November 1967. A tribute by Lata Mangeshkar was published in the Marathi daily ‘Loksatta’ on 18 November 1967. She wrote: 'Roshan was a complete music composer. There was something quite different about his music. His compositions had pure Indian base. He had made deep study of classical music. Not only did he compose his own songs with due responsibility and involvement, but on occasion he sincerely offered help to other composers. I remember an incident clearly. ‘Yeh zindagi usi ki hai’, the famous song in ‘Anarkali’, was taking shape. Its dhruvapad (mukhada) was ready. But C. Ramchandra was confused about composing the tune of the antara ‘sunaayegi ye daastaan, shama mere mazaar kii’ and the song was stuck. By sheer coincidence, we met Roshan this time and explained our difficulty. He immediately came to the recording room and composed a beautiful tune in only a few minutes. Thus, thanks to Roshan’s generous and timely help, that the song from antara ‘sunaayegi ye daastaan’ onwards became especially outstanding and hence dear to the listeners.' 27
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