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Ranjan Bezbaruah: An interview in Vividh Bharati, AIR, Guwahati, interviewed by Mandeep **** Ranjan Bezbaruah Contacts: ranjanbezbaruah@gmail.com, 7002956966 UNIQUE ENDEAVOR (The Assam Tribune) Ranjan Bezbaruah ( M A, Kavya Shastry)- a singer, lyricist, writer from Nagaon, Assam, whose endeavours have been instrumental in popularizing Indian music through Sanskrit and the Sanskrit language through Indian music during last couple of decades. Ranjan has been translating a number of classic Assamese lyrics of the great poets- Srimanta Sankardeva, Jyotiprasad Agarwala, Bishnuprasad Rabha, Dr. Bhupen Hazarika and others along with a few patriotic lyrics of Kavi Rabindranath and Md. Iqbal in Sanskrit which have been produced and published by the National media, AIR & DDNews, Delhi Doordarshan. Moreover, he has been rendering a number of Hindi songs with dignified lyrics encompassing K. L. Saigal to A. R. Rahman along with a few popular Ghazals, Bhajans and popular folk melodies. Ranjan has also been composing a lot of original songs in Assamese and Sanskrit. Ranjan has released a number of Sanskrit audio cds which are becoming popular. His untiring effort is well recognized and he is honoured with ‘ Xudhakantha Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Memorial Integration Award’ at Jorhat, Assam in 2014. He has been presenting his Sanskrit renditions on various prestigious platforms of the country. Ranjan kumar Bezbaruah ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS M. A. in Sanskrit from Gauhati University (1997). Kavya Shashtry from Assam Sanskrit Board, Assam (1997). Learnt Indian light music under the guidance of Guru Subhash Dey, Guwahati Contributor as a vocal artist of Sanskrit music in the national media, DDNews, Delhi Doordarshan & AIR Guwahati Profession: Teaching Sanskrit Language in a premier Educational Institution, Nagaon, Assam. CULTURAL & ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 1. Sanskrit rendition of more than a hundred immortal Assamese songs encompassing the noble numbers of Saint Sankardeva to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, along with the lyrics of some luminaries of Assamese music. 2. Sanskrit version of a number of patriotic Indian songs of the maestros like Rabindranath Tagore & Md. Iqbal, Kabi Pradip and so on. 3. Moreover, has been rendering of a few rare Hindi film songs with dignified lyrics & music encompassing K. L. Saigal to A. R. Rahman along with a few popular Ghazals and Bhajans. 4. Original composition of a number of Sanskrit songs with distinctive features based on the folk & raga melodies, specially from the North-East India . The moods and contents of the songs are varied--devotional, patriotic, humanistic etc. These songs have been presented at different platforms in Assam, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and New Delhi in the presence of noted intellectuals, dignitaries and enthusiasts of art and culture who received them with warm accolades. Moreover these Sanskrit songs are presented as choir and dance performances in different places of India and abroad. It is noteworthy that this kind of attempt has been ventured upon for the very first time in the history of Assamese music and to some extent in the history of Indian music. This translation process of Indian songs has been going on since 1999.