Playing ‘Sarinja’ by no means fetched me monetary safety, rues Bengal’s Padma Shri awardee
2 min readBy PTI
JALPAIGURI: Centurion folks artist Mangala Kanti Roy, who performs a bowed instrument, ‘Sarinja’, stated that he was blissful to have been chosen for Padma Shri, however lamented the artwork kind by no means fetched him any monetary safety.
A resident of distant Dhawlaguri village in Jalpaiguri, Roy recalled that he had began taking part in the instrument when he was simply 5 years outdated.
Having mastered the artwork of extracting hen calls and different animal sounds at an early age, he reproduces these along with his instrument, a lot to the delight of the viewers.
“I am happy to have got this honour, but financial secularity has always eluded me despite my commitment to the art form,” the 101-year-old folks artiste, who leads a really modest life in his village, stated.
He rued the deterioration in his residing situation owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, with requires performances at cultural occasions and programmes have dried up over the previous two years.
The artiste has three sons and one daughter however lives alone.
“I just want to leave the world without much suffering,” he stated.
Roy was conferred ‘Banga Ratna’ by the Mamata Banerjee authorities in 2017.
JALPAIGURI: Centurion folks artist Mangala Kanti Roy, who performs a bowed instrument, ‘Sarinja’, stated that he was blissful to have been chosen for Padma Shri, however lamented the artwork kind by no means fetched him any monetary safety.
A resident of distant Dhawlaguri village in Jalpaiguri, Roy recalled that he had began taking part in the instrument when he was simply 5 years outdated.
Having mastered the artwork of extracting hen calls and different animal sounds at an early age, he reproduces these along with his instrument, a lot to the delight of the viewers.
“I am happy to have got this honour, but financial secularity has always eluded me despite my commitment to the art form,” the 101-year-old folks artiste, who leads a really modest life in his village, stated.
He rued the deterioration in his residing situation owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, with requires performances at cultural occasions and programmes have dried up over the previous two years.
The artiste has three sons and one daughter however lives alone.
“I just want to leave the world without much suffering,” he stated.
Roy was conferred ‘Banga Ratna’ by the Mamata Banerjee authorities in 2017.
