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Dokori Chowdhury



Songs and dialogues are the soul of Gombhira. The lyricists are responsible for bringing Gombhira to life. Dokori Chowdhury carried on the legacy of Jogendra Chowdhury (Mator) and Debnath Ray (Habla) with his extensive skills of being a singer and lyrisict. With humility Dokori Chowdhury dedicated his life to Gombhira.
Dokori Chowdhury was the resident of Bnashkori village of Englishbazar in Malda. In 1965 he joined the group of Jogendranath Chowdhury with Debnath Roy and became the lyricist of that new formed group. He was famous throughout the state. For taking Gombhira to a complete new level he was awarded with the Lalon Purashkar. The art form was his medium of protest against the society.
Ki khabite bohin pakka aam
Dhuya rakh Suyader chopakhan
Hamre Maldor lok gilchiye dhok
Bish taka killo aamer dam
Dokori Chowdhury made Gombhira contemporary with the changing time to keep the essence of Gombhira alive in the modern days. Age was never a barrier to curb down his enthusiasm for any new venture. In 2005 Dokori Chowdhury joined the workshop organized by Banglanatak dot com in EZCC.
He conveyed his feedbacks of this workshop through a unique song
Dibe ar nibe milibe melabe
Etai moder asha
Tai karmashalae asha
Shilpi bachle, shilpo bachbe
Bhalobashar bhasa
Etai pratyasha
Dokori Chowdhury passed away in 2009 on 2nd February.

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