This 103 yr old man has been playing an instrument since he was 5 yrs old and never put it down!
Meet Shri Mangala Kanti Roy from Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal.
🎖Padma Shri 2023
For folk music.
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Meet Shri Mangala Kanti Roy from Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal.
🎖Padma Shri 2023
For folk music.
#padmaawards
@MIB_India
@narendramodi
@DDNational
The instrument he plays is called Sarinda.
He is one of the oldest folk musicians in West Bengal and is famous for producing unique bird calls through Sarinda.
He has been holding workshops and shows to promote and preserve this instrument for over 8 decades.
He is one of the oldest folk musicians in West Bengal and is famous for producing unique bird calls through Sarinda.
He has been holding workshops and shows to promote and preserve this instrument for over 8 decades.
Life has not been easy for him, promoting this art form has never given him any financial security.
He recalls talking to President A P J Abdul Kalam to help the dying art form and fading instrument.
Despite having three sons and a daughter, he leads a simple life alone.
He recalls talking to President A P J Abdul Kalam to help the dying art form and fading instrument.
Despite having three sons and a daughter, he leads a simple life alone.
Hardships n scarcity never detered this legend from pursuing n perfecting his art form.
He says playing the Sarinda makes him feel like the richest man on Earth.
He proves the saying - Music helps you to escape or embrace life.
Mangala Kanti Roy
🥇Padma Shri| West Bengal
🙏🙏
He says playing the Sarinda makes him feel like the richest man on Earth.
He proves the saying - Music helps you to escape or embrace life.
Mangala Kanti Roy
🥇Padma Shri| West Bengal
🙏🙏
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