Ram Chatur Mallik

Ram Chatur Mallik
Born 1902
Amta, Darbhanga, Bihar, India
Died 13 January 1990
Amta, Darbhanga, Bihar, India
Occupation Classical musician
Known for Hindustani music, Dhrupad
Parent(s) Ranjit Ram
Awards Padma Shri

Ram Chatur Mallik (1902-1990) was an Indian classical musician and an exponent of the Darbhanga gharana of the Dhrupad tradition, one of the oldest genres of Hindustani vocal music.[1] Known to be the last of the court musicians of the Dharbanga court, he was a member of the Mallik family of singers.[2] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[3]

Biography

Ram Chatur Mallik was born at Amta village, a small hamlet in Darbhanga district in the northern part of the Indian state of Bihar in 1902.[2] His was a family of musicians in the Kartaram lineage,[4] known as the Mallik family of Dhrupad musicians who were court musicians at the Darbhanga court.[2] His father, Ranjit Ram, was a known singer and was credited with the creation of Raga Vinod.[5] He trained classical music under Kshitipal Mallik, a renowned musician of those days, who was also his father's teacher[2] and later under Rameshwar Pathak.[6] After becoming a court musician at the Darbhanga court of Maharaja Kameshwar Singh, he traveled around the world as a performer and as a companion of Raja Bahadur Bishweshwar Singh, the king's younger brother.[2] He served the court till 1947 when India became independent.[2][4][5]

Mallik was known to be adept at Khyal and Thumri, along with his chosen genre of Dhrupad and was associated with the leading singers of his time such as Ustad Amir Khan and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.[2] He followed the Darbhanga gharana of Dhrupad[6] and his virtuosity in the Dhrupad was reported to have earned him the moniker, Dhrupad Samrat.[2] The Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 1970.[3] He was active till his death on 13 January 1990.[4][6] His concerts have been brought out in CD format under the name, Masters Of Raga: The King of Dhrupad - Ram Chatur Mallik In Concert, by Weltm.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dhrupad Music". Dhrupad Music. 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Last FM". Last FM. 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "ITCSRA". ITCSRA. 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "All Music review". All Music. 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Parrikar". Parrikar. 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Masters Of Raga: The King of Dhrupad / Ram Chatur Mallik In Concert". Audio CD. Weltm. 1994. ASIN B00000JO59. Retrieved May 20, 2015.

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