Natoker Gaan

Name: Natoker Gaan
Genre: Musical

UA
10th Oct, 2025

'Natoker Gaan' is a musical docu-feature that explores the history of Songs being used in Bengali Theatre space for ages. Research and script has been done by Mr. Manab Bandyopadhyay who also presents those songs with his unique singing quality.

EPISODES

In the Crowd of Songs

43m
10th Oct, 2025

This episode explores that vibrant soundscape — the many voices and stories that shaped Bengal’s theatre song.

Sundar’s Song and the Others

32m
10th Oct, 2025

This episode revisits that world — where songs became both story and stage.

Charyapada to Khemta

55m
10th Oct, 2025

This episode traces that long journey — of how the song-drama and the drama of song shaped Bengal’s cultural soundscape.

Riik Er Galpo Saam Er Gaan

49m
10th Oct, 2025

The first episode weaves story through song — from Gupi’s melodies to Tagore’s theatre, from Sanskrit drama to Jhumur, from the nineteenth century to today’s music.

Unishe Paa

46m
8th Jan, 2026

The 19th century was a golden era for Bengali theatrical songs. While traditions like Dhop Kirtan, Panchali, and Akhrai flourished, what musical style did Ramnarayan Tarkaratna use in Kulin Kulasarbaswa? How did song performances evolve in Sanskrit translations and Michael Madhusudan Dutt's plays? Moreover, how did these diverse moods influence the music at Jorasanko Thakur Bari? Ultimately, this century was a pivotal period for the evolution of both Bengali literature and stage music.

Notun Gaaner Dada

41m
23rd Feb, 2026

This document highlights the evolution of theatrical practices and nationalist (Swadeshi) thought at the Jorasanko Tagore House, centering on the life of Jyotirindranath Tagore. It describes the 'Sanjivani Sabha' established by Jyotirindranath, the addition of Rabindranath's songs to plays like 'Puru Bikram' and 'Sarojini,' and the theatrical craze of that era. The text also covers the history of Swadeshi initiatives through the 'Sarojini' steamer business and the related 'Nagar Sankirtan' in Barisal and Khulna. Finally, it reflects on the musical play 'Manmoyee' and memories of performances within the inner quarters of the Tagore household to capture the theatrical atmosphere of the time.

Notundadar Aro Gaan

38m
17th Mar, 2026

At Jorasanko, songs arose from many occasions—playful pieces as well as those for musical dramas. In works like Hite Biporit, Swapnamoyee, and Manomoyee, Jyotirindranath composed numerous songs, often set to lyrics by the young Rabindranath. Through these, early Bengali musical theatre took shape—blending Eastern and Western influences into a distinctive tradition. This episode looks back at that evolving musical stream.

Gaaner Girish

40m
30th Apr, 2026

From the amateur theatre of Baghbazar to the undisputed hero of Bengal’s professional stage, Girish Chandra Ghosh’s rise was closely linked with his songs. How did he begin writing for the stage? Be it Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay’s novels or the plays of Shakespeare, devotional dramas like Chaitanya Lila and Nimai Sannyas, or social plays such as Prafulla and Balidan — Girish Ghosh wrote songs of striking variety for innumerable productions. Episode Eight of Natoker Gaan moves through different moments of Girish Ghosh’s life, the stories of his plays, and the many colours of his theatrical songs. It becomes, at once, the story of Girish Ghosh and a glimpse of Bengal’s social history. A journey back in time through songs.

Girishgaan o Jagaran Sangeet

39m
8th May, 2026

Girish Ghosh left behind a vast treasury of theatrical songs. There is the spiritual yearning of Vilwamangal, the reflective philosophy of life in Prafulla — songs that audiences returned to hear again and again in Indubala’s voice. In Macbeth, the witches’ chorus brought a haunting musical suspense. The legacy of such richness still lingers in the wide range of Bengali songs today. At the same time, in the Swadeshi jatras of Mukunda Das, song became a flame of rebellion — one that continues to inspire even now. Episode Nine of Natoker Gaan travels from the song-world of Girish Ghosh to Mukunda Das, unfolding a musical experience at once historical and new.

Ray moshaiyer natya gaan

44m
3rd Jun, 2026

Patriotism, humour, romance, satire, historical drama — the songs of Dwijendralal Ray open a vivid window into nineteenth-century Bengal. Much like the culture of the time, shaped by both Eastern and Western influences, Dwijendralal’s songs move effortlessly between emotion, wit and theatricality. From Banga Amar Janani Amar to Amra Bilatpherata K’ Bhai, from Shahjahan to Chandragupta — his songs could be stirring, playful, dramatic or deeply intimate. The friendship between Rabindranath and Dwijendralal, songs written amid personal struggle, and within theatrical songs themselves, the drama of music — Raymoshai’s work remains a distinct chapter in Bengali culture. Episode Ten of Natoker Gaan revisits the life, stories and songs of Dwijendralal Ray. A return to another Bengal — of humour, emotion and history — through song.