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BRIEF BIO DATA
OF SRI PRAFFULA KAR
For more than four
decades now Praffula Kar has audiences and fans in Orissa and abroad
with his distinctive singing , compositions and lyrics. His Position
as a performer is Pre-eminent the compelling power of his music
continues to attract a large cross section on the listening public.
Added to this oblivious talent, his precocity as Music Director and
Poet have gradually transformed him into a Cultural Icon of
formidable standing.
Born in 1939 into a
family of Musicians, Praffula Kar showed early promise as a singer
at home in Puri, the abode of Lord Jagannath. His fathers elder
brother Sri Khetra Mohan Kar was a renowned Table Player, who could
bring down the artistes of National repute Like Hirabai Barodekar,
Maitra, A kanan & Malabika Kanan and many others as family friends
to their home. This adorable child of Baidyanath Kar and Susila Kar
had opportunity to listen such veterans from childhood and music
start ed flowing in his blood at a tender age, but he lost his
father at an early age. His career started growing under the
guidance of his maternal uncles. His grand father Bhagban Mishra and
grand mother Apanna Devi rightly brought him up with moral and
spiritual influence.
EDUCATION
To his and L.L.B
degrees from Utkal University he subsequently added the Sangeet
Visharad from Akhil Bharat Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Maharastra under
the guidance of Pt. Markandeya Mohapatra , Odissi Music from noted
gurus of Puri and had deep culture in it. His professional Career in
music took off in 1960 and he rapidly established himself as an
acclaimed A-Grade Vocalist , Composer and Lyricist for All India
Radio .
ACHIEVEMENTS IN
FILM MUSIC
Praffula
Kar has directed the music of an amazing for more than 70 Oriya
Films (Released an non-released) as well as Four Bengali films. For
his outstanding contributions to the field of Film music, the Govt.
of Orissa has honoured Sri Kar with Best Dir3ector Award for Oriya
films on eight occasions . out of which six were given on
consecutive occasions , a record achievements even at the National
level.
For Best Music
Director For Best Playback
Singer
Mamata
1975 Balidan
1978
Sesa Srabana
1976
Bandhumahanty
1977
Mukti
1977
Sati Anasuya
1978
Tpasya
1978
Sita Laba Kusha
1980
School;
Master 1985
For this feat, he
earned recognition as a celebrity and was honoured by the Cine-
Musicians – Union , Chennai . In 1978 the Govt. of Orissa awarded
him as the Best Play Back Singer for the Oriya Film BALIDAN AND THE
Critic Circle of India awarded the Best Music Director Award to Shri
Kar in 1980 for the Oriya film “RAMAYANA”. Today he “is a colossus
in the world of pan Indian Music”
Under his music
direction in film many play back singers of National repute like Anuradha Paudwal ,Usha Mangeskar, Kavita Krishnamurty,Suresh
Wadkar,Md.Aziz,Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, etc (from Mumbai)-Vani
Jairam , S.Janaki, P. Sushila, Chitra, Swaranalata, Yesu Das, S.P.
Balsubramanyam, Manu, etc.(from Chenni)- Arati Mukarjee, Nirmala
Mishra, Sipra Bose, Ajaya Chakrabarty, Haimayanti Sukla, etc. (from
Kolkata) have rendered their voice for Oriya and Bengali Films. He
has introduced more than twenty playback singers of Orissa in his
film.
More over six
eminent play back singers have been awarded the Best Play Back
Singers Award by the Govt. of Orissa Under his music direction over
the years.
-
Pranab Pattanaik
,for the film SINDURA BINDU & TAPASYA
-
Raghunath Panigrahi,
for the film MUKTI.
-
Praffula Kar, for
the film BALIDAN.
-
Ajaya Chakrabarty,
for the film , SCHOOL MASTER .
-
Vani Jairam, for
the film DEVJANI.
-
Gita Dash, for the
film GRUHA LAXMI.
ACHIEVEMENTS IN
NON FILM MUSIC
-
Sri Praffula Kar has
recorded hundreds of disks, cassettes and CDs for different
Companies, Govt of Orissa and Music Institutions, Notable among
them are:
-
Oriya Bhagabat-(Set
of seven cassettes published by H.M.V)
-
Oriya Chhanda-
(Rare traditional songs of Orissa in set of three cassette
published by Orissi Research Centre)
-
Krutanjali- (an
album sung by a team of BLIND SINGERS of Orissa, a pioneering
endeavor for the handicapped in the field of music for the first
time in India-by H.M.V.)
-
Patriotic songs-
(written by then eminent Freedom Fighters of Orissa – by Govt. of
Orissa and also by Sangget Natak Academi, Orissa.
-
Collection of Geet
Govindam of Jayadev- (rendered by Vani Jairam- published by Vani
Music Company, Chennai.)
-
Devotional numbers
of Anuradha Paudwal –(Prabhukrupa, which had a record breaking
sale for more than ten lacs of cassettes as a regional number,
published by T-Series, then followed by other landmark numbers
like Prabhu Jatra, Sri Jagannath Saranam, Radhika Boile, etc.
(b) Praffula Kar’s
association with the plastic arts has been long and fruitfully.
He has compose the
music for numerous Orissi Dance Drama, Ballet and music for Orissi
Dance form. Notable among these are the following.
Choreographed
by: Title
Padma Bibhusan Guru
a) Jangyaseni (Ballet)
Sri Kelu Ch. Mohapatra
b) Labanyabati
c) Ashoka
d) Ekalavya
e) Swapna Naika
Smt. Sarmila Biswas
a) Sampurna
b)Katha Surpanakha
c)Panchabhoota
d)Moorchhana
e)Jagannath Priya Natakam
Smt. Kumkum Mohanty
a)Devi Nrutya
b) Aranya
c) Mahapralaya
d) Jay Yatra
e)Bhakta Dasia
f) Kranti
Guru Sri Gangadhar
Pradhan a) Mana Bhanjan
Lleana Citaristi a)
Siba Tandava
b) Bakula Bharan Pallavi
Smt . Sandhya Deepa
Kar a) Malashri
b) Arabhi Pallavi
ACHIEVEMENTS AS
A LYRICIST & WRITER
He was Written
thousands of hit songs for each of his films, commercial records
,cassettes and CDs. He has established him self as a ‘A’ Grade own
Odissi Dance ballets and Odissi Drama . His books published,
compiles of selected devotional Lyrics titled as “Aniya Mala” and “krupajala,”
and a dedication to Oriya literature . His creative writings has
been highly acclaimed by the eminent writers and people of Orissa.
HONOURARY
POSITIONS & JURY IN DIFFERENT IMPORTANTANT INSTITUTIONS
Apart from the
achievements in his field, Sri Kar is also involved as a important
member and jury in different institutions, notables among them are:
1.
President- Shree Khetra
Kala Prakshika ,Puri.
2.
President- Sanskar,
Bhubaneswar.
3.
The only Music Director
of Orissa who was Formerly Vice- President of Cine-Musician’s-Union,
Chennai& presently continuing as an active life member.
4.
The only Music Director
of Orissa to be a life member of The Indian Performing Right Society
Ltd. Mumbai.
5.
Jury –National
Scholarship board examination conducted by The Center for Cultural
Resources & Training, New Delhi.
6.
Jury –National
Scholarship board examination for different artist conducted by
Ministry Audition Board, Cuttack.
7.
Jury-All India Redio
Audition Board, Cuttack.
8.
Member- Academic Council
of University of Culture ,Bhubaneswar
9.
Member-The expert
committee board for formation of Odissi Classical Music conducted by
Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneswar
10.
Jury-For Orissa Sahitya
Academy Award, Orissa.
PERFORMANCES AT
ABROAD
Apart from his
extensive tour in India, Praffula Kar has represented India many
times to promote Indian and Specially Odissi Music in foreign
countries.
USSAR-In 1972
Australia-In 1977
Fizzy island-In 1977
U.S.A-In
19786,88,98,2001,2003,2004
U.K-In 1997
BRAZIL-In 2007
DUBAI-In 2008
Sri Kar is currently
involved in research on Odissi Music in an effort to establish it as
recognized classical Music form of India . He is also trying to
bring out the young talented singers of the state in order to
establish them in the national Music Scenario through his
institution “Sanskar”.
His other interest
include painting, creating writing and traditional gourmet Oriya
Cooking.
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