Kanailal Shil

Kanailal Shil
Born (1895-09-05)5 September 1895
Kairal village, Nagarkanda Upazila, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died 1974 (aged 78–79)

Kanailal Shil (5 September 1895 – 1974) was a Bangladeshi dotara player, songwriter, composer, and collector of folk songs.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1987 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]

Early life and education

Shil was born in Kairal village, Nagarkanda Upazila, Faridpur District. His father was Ananda Chandra Shil.

Career

Poet Jasimuddin took Shil to Calcutta in 1930. At Kolkata he met Abbasuddin Ahmed, who helped him to join the Gramophone Company. He played the dotara with the songs of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He also played the dotara at the Kolkata centre of All India Radio. Sitar player Enayet Khan helped him to play classical music on the dotara.[1]

In 1947 he moved to Dhaka. He then joined the Dhaka centre of Radio Pakistan and worked there until his death.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mobarak Hossain Khan. "Shil, Kanailal". Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Homage to Kanai Lal Shil". The Daily Star. Nov 1, 2007. Retrieved Aug 7, 2015.


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