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
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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