BIRTH CENTENARY YEAR(2012-2013) OF LEGENDARY VOCALIST DR. GANGUBAI HANGAL

Padma Vibhushan Dr.Gangubai Hangal was born in March,1913 and she left this world on 21July,2009.Her contribution in the field of classical vocal music is unparellal.She continued with her singing till the age of 96 years,which is very rare.Being a foremost singer of Kirana Gharana,she won many awards and recognitions throughout her life.Having very deep and heavy voice she presented Khayals and Taranas with full gravity to keep her audience spell bound for hours.On her 76th birthday she was in IIT, Kanpur, with her daughter Krishna Hangal and I was lucky to attend  that memorable concert of Smt.Gangubai Hangal.I still remember one of her taans of longest duration which I had ever listened.Her simple appearance had a treasure of music inside,which she kept on distributing all her life to the lovers of music.
In her Birth Centenary Year 2012-2013,a Stamp should be released by the Govt. Of India, to commemorate the musical contribution of this great classical singer of twentieth century.She belonged to Kirana Gharana  of music and was senior to Pt. Bhimsen Joshi of same Gharana.     

Here are Dr. Gangubai Hangal's three melodious compositions,in ragas,BHAIRAV,RAGESHREE and  PURIYA DHANASHREE.

 
In राग  रागेश्री  she sings "हरि खेलत ब्रज में होरी....." 

 
In राग  पूरिया  धनाश्री  she renders the traditional ख्याल  of किराना  घराना "अरज सुनो पार करो ....."

 
Her daughter Krishna Hangal gave her vocal support in singing till she was alive.Krishna was a miraculous vocalist capable of streching the taans beyond your expectation and for it  she always gathered great applause from the audience.Here are the numbers in raga Kalawati and Kedaar to prove it:They sing in raga कलावती: "बोलन लागी कोयलिया ,बोलन लागी ।करत गुंजार भ्रमर वन भ्रमत ,मधुमास आई ....।।"
And  in raga केदार  they sing" अहो कैसी धूम मची है ......।।"

RAAGMALIKA IN HINDI FILM 'RAM RAJYA'(1943)

Producer Vijay Bhatt's 'RAM RAJYA' was one of the most popular movies of that  early era of Hindi Cinema. It was released in the year 1943. Even Mahatma Gandhi saw this film,appreciated  it and also advocated the thought of 'RAM RAJYA' for our country.In this film,music director शंकर  राव व्यास  created a very beautiful रागमाला .He used the string of raagas:बहार ,केदार ,यमन कल्याण ,गौड़ सारंग ,खम्माज ,काफी ,बागेश्री and again बहार  for composing this raagmalika.The Lyrics of it were written by Ramesh Gupta which are:
"राजा रामचंद्र की जय!
देखो देखो राम  राज्य में चहुँ  दिश अजब उजियाली है।                       सुख सम्पति से हरी भरी इस भारत की फुलवारी है।।

कहीं यज्ञ हवन ,कहीं वेद पठन,गो माता की रखवाली है|                          गो माता की रखवाली है ||
हरे भरे हैं खेत,अन्न जल मिले सदा भर पेट ।                                  झूमती डाली डाली है,झूमती डाली डाली है ।।                                  वणिकों को व्यापार ,धर्म का ब्राह्मण पर सब भार,सूत को सेवा प्यारी है । जो ब्राह्मण प्रतिपाल क्षत्रिय,सुखी सब प्रजा हमारी है।।                          कहीं गीत मध्य ध्वनि ताल मिले,कहीं पायल की झंकार मिले|                स प ग प ग म स नि प ......छुम छुम छननन छुम छुम ........।।

कहीं मस्त वसंत तरंग में है ,कहीं काम रति के संग में है।                    कहीं अबीर गुलाल तरंग रचा ,कहीं भर भर झोली फाग सजा।              उन्माद भरी कहीं होली है ।।

कहीं सूरज चंदा जगमग से ,कहीं दीपक तारों से लगते ।                     श्रृंगार भरी दीपावली है ।।

देखो देखो राम राज्य में चहुँ दिश अजब उजियाली है ।                        सुख सम्पति से हरी भरी इस भारत  की फुलवारी है |                             इस भारत की फुलवारी है ।।

राजा रामचंद्र की जय ,राजा रामचंद्र की जय ।।