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Ram Krishna Das

Hindustani classical vocalist, Devotional singer, Gazal singer

Biography

Shri Ram Krishna Das, better known as Das babu, hails from a music-loving Vaishnava family of Bengal. He was attracted to Hindustani Classical music from childhood. His schooling took place in Varanasi ending with an M. Sc. Degree in Physics from Banaras Hindu University and later B. Ed. from Mumbai University. From 1991 to 1995 R.K.Das taught Physics in Rizvi College and later in National College.

It was his father Late Hari Das, a well-known vocalist and instrumentalist, who initiated R.K.Das into vocal music at a very young age. Later he imbibed a variety of styles of Bengali folk songs, Keerton, Rag pradhan, Devotional, Patriotic songs and Bengali Tappas from late Swami Parameshwarananda Saraswati and Shri Satyeshwar Mukhopadhyay. His aachaarya, who led him into the vast vistas of Vedant and Indian philosophy, is Dr.(Ms.) Krishna Banerjee.

R.K.Das received a rigorous training in Hindustani Classical music from Pt. Badol (Sameeran) Banerjee of Varanasi, who trained him in Dagar bani Dhrupad, Khayal and Panjabi tappa. He also learnt the khayal style of Gwalior Gharana from Pandita Neela Bhagwat, Pandit Sharad Chandra Arolkar and Shri Amarendra Dhaneshwar. He also took guidance from Pandita Sushila Rani Patel and late Manubhai Amersey for Poorab ang thumri. Presently R.K.Das is taking advanced training of vocal music from sitar maestro Pandit Arvind Parikh.

R. K. Das pays proper attention to the lyrics and lays maximum stress on the ras bhava(sentiment) of music. R K Das sings the genres like dhrupad, khayal, thumri, tappa, tarana, hori, chaiti, dadra, bhajan, Sanskrit verses, etc. with skill, dexterity and artistry.

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Classical singer R. K. Das

Hindustani classical vocalist Ram Krishna Das

R. K. Das performing at N.C.P.A. Mumbai

Ram Krishna Das performing in concert

Career

In his quest of knowledge, he soon became much sought after researcher. He gave valuable musical material in 1994-5 for 39 Siddha for the TV serial telecast on Doordarshan.

In his writing career of 15 years, he has contributed more than 330 reviews and articles in about 25 news papers and periodicals like Indian Express, Observer, Pioneer, Nav Bharat Times, Nav Bharat, Mahanagar, Times of India, Front Line, Dharma Yug, AVMax, Sangeet, ITC-SRA Journal, Dharma Yug, Bhavan’s Journal, Femina,to name a few.

He has served as a Director of Cultural Activities in Laxmi Education Society’s Chinai College and LUMV College, Andheri-E, Mumbai in 2000-02.

He contributed more than 60 articles in 2000 for the website dhadkan.com on ghazal poets, ghazal singers and on various aspects of Urdu ghazals in general. He has published his research-oriented book Ameer Khusro The Great Indian from BPI India Pvt Ltd, Delhi (2004). His Bengali work Ameer Khusro Bharotiyo (2003) was published by Mallick Brothers of Calcutta.

He visited Germany (Stuttgart and Bonn) in June-July-2008 and Fiji Islands to present Indian music. R. K. Das has presented his vocal recital for the DD--TV channels Sahyadri and Bengali Kolkata. He has a sweet and powerful voice ranging 3 octaves. He is adept in rendering varieties of gamak, tan and rhythmic interplays. He is a graded artiste of All India Radio for Dhrupad-Dhamar category.R K Das has performed for various musical organisations, some of them being Chauruaha, NCPA, Shiva Sageetanjali, Ganguli College of Music, ISKCON, Miraj, etc in Mumbai, Varanasi and Kolkata. Some of the music critics of leading newspapers have given excellent reviews for his concerts and lec-dems.

Programs

Classical Vocal Khayal by Ram Krishna Das

Awards & Achievements

He did an extensive research of the life of courtesans and songstresses of India. He has been awarded with a two year Fellowship for the outstanding artistes by HRD Government of India to do researches on the life and music of courtesans of India in 2000. A biographical note Mr. R. K. Das has been included in the Asian American Who’s Who Of The Year 1998-99 (P.180).

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