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Kanan Devi: Tributes
| As a child I used to listen to Kanan Devi’s songs played on the
radio-I specially remember PRONAM TOMAY GHANASHYAM……
My father had good rapport with her and have sung with her also. I
used to hear a lot about her from my father... Once I had the priviledge
of receiving an award from her hands and it has been a proud
moment for me….I remember a function at Rabindra Sadan where she
was the chief guest while Hemantada (Hemanta Mukherjee) was
singing. Those werethe last days of Hemantada and he was being let
down by his own voice. Someone from the audience shouted WHY
CONTINUE ? WHY DON’T YOU GIVE UP ? I saw that Kanan Devi
just could not remain a silent spectator and asked for a microphone
which was quickly brought to her. She stood up and asked-WHICH
BROTHER OF MINE HAS SAID THIS? ARE YOU HEARTLESS ?
HEMANTA HAS GIVEN YOU SO MUCH, WHY DO YOU FORGET
THAT? There was pin dropsilence in the hall at once. This was her
nature … There was something in her thatalways made me feel like
calling her mother …
HAIMANTI SHUKLA
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