Ramanuj Dasgupta




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	It was during his teenage Ramanuj Dasgupta realized his efficiency & passion for composing. Those times he would bring out the harmonium once he was alone at home & he would enjoy playing the harmonium in his solitude. He just knew composition was his forte. He first composed his song at the age of 15. He knew well enough that he wanted to be a composer of well verse & pursuit in all kinds of music. This desire became stronger when he had on opportunity to work with legendary composer and lyricist Sri Gopal Dasgupta and subsequently another very well known composer Sri Sudhin Dasgupta. The style of these two composers was quite different. Gopal Dasgupta generally followed traditional music in its pure form whereas Sudhin Dasgupta’s music was more of a fusion of contemporary and traditional styles. This varied type helped him a lot during his learning years.

After a few years Ramanuj got an opportunity to be a junior assistant to Sri Sudhin Dasgupta. Finally he started his career as composer independently with a good assignment from Calcutta Television which lasted ten continuous years. As time followed he came to be known as one of the fine composers & quite many well known artists bestowed their voice to his composition.
Ramanuj made his way to Mumbai whereon he was chosen to join the reputed Indian Films Division as a music director. There he composed praiseworthy many critically acclaimed documentary films like Antarctica, Vishnai samaj, Chaitanya mahaprabhu and some animation film too. While in Mumbai he had the honour & pleasure of working with renowned singers like Md. Rafi saab, Anup Jalota,Anuradha paudwal, Suresh Wadkar with his direction. Back home proficient singers Smt. Runa Laila, Haimanti Shukla ,Smt. Sandhya Mukherjee all hummed to his melodious tunes & direction.

Recently he composed for well known play of Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Bhanusingher Podaboli” which was made into a stage show “Robi O Radha”. Here he was able to tune some of tagore’s lyrics those that were left without a tune by the poet. Pandit Jasraj saab,Smt Kavita Krishnamurti were among the many well known singers who sang for him under his direction & composition.
In most recent time he was given the opportunity to compose the theme music for the Asian Car Rally which is another feather in his cap.

Of late, he keeps himself busy to create different types of Indian and Western composition with the help of innovative computer Softwares. Besides, without using Indian traditional and acoustic instruments he has been able to maintain the effects of those instruments with the aid of computer software. For you all to enjoy this,some of the music is displayed, please enjoy the music as you go on.

To sum up, his compositions are unique and original to its very core devoid of any influence of other tunes. He draws inspiration from the almighty above, from the gliding stream of enthusiasm, from the vast sea of knowledge and from the vibrant hues of nature.