Birendra Krishna Bhadra

Birendra Krishna Bhadra
Birendra Krishna Bhadra
Born(1905-08-04)4 August 1905
Ahiritola, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India,original home= uthali,satkhira,bangladesh
Died3 November 1991(1991-11-03) (aged 86)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, Playwright, Actor, Theater Director
Known forMahishasura Mardini (1931)
Parent(s)Kali Krishna Bhadra
Saralabala Devi

Birendra Krishna Bhadra[1] (1905–1991) was a radio broadcaster, playwright, actor, narrator and theatre director from Kolkata, India and a contemporary of Pankaj Mallick and Kazi Nazrul Islam. He worked for the All India Radio, India's National Radio broadcaster for several years during its early, starting 1930s, and during this period he produced and adapted several plays.[2]

Today, he is most known for his soaring Sanskrit recitation and India's oldest radio show, Mahishashura Mardini (1931),[3] a collection of shlokas and songs broadcast by All India Radio Calcutta (now Kolkata) at 4:00 am, in the dawn of Mahalaya.[4] He also acted and directed several plays in Bengali theatre and even wrote the screenplay for the film, Nishiddha Phal (1955). A Bengali short film Birendra Krishna Bhadra - The Voice Since 1936 Was released In 2019 By Haalum Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

  1. ^ "Mahalaya 2018: Eight decades on, Bengalis continue to tune in to 'Birendra Krishna Bhadra'". The Indian Express.
  2. ^ বেতারের প্রাণপুরুষ, বাঙালির প্রাণনাথ. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali).
  3. ^ "86 years: Meet the voice behind India's oldest radio show". Gulf News.
  4. ^ "Birendra Krishna Bhadra's 86-year-old 'Mahalaya' still rules hearts". Business Standard.