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The name-Pandit Gour Goswami-means the renowned star in the field of Indian Classical Music in Bamboo Flute. He was the path finder and pioneer to those who in the next Era became the well known artist in the Flute recital.

He became not only artist in playing flute in Indian Classical Music but also he discharged whole hearted endeavor to place the instrument in the some rank with Sitar,sarod,esraj etc. in performing Indian Classical Music. Once this instrument was utiliesed only to accompany in boul, bhatialy or folk songs. He along with his Guru Pandit Pannalal Ghosh proved that the lesson alap,mir,gamak,gat,jhala could be performed in Bamboo Flute also.

early life-He was born on 4th july in 1922 at his maternal house at Kalighat. He was the 4th issue of his mother late Saraju Devi and his father late Pandit Bireswar Goswami. His family is known as famous 'Simuliya Goswami Parivaar',direct descendent of 'Sri Sri Nityananda Mahaprabhu'. Pandit Balai Chandra Goswami, Grand father, was renowned Sanskrit pandit and Writer of so many religious books-and explainer of 'Srimat Bhagbat Geeta', Upnishad,-father, panit Bireswar was also involved himself in Sanskrit literature. He could play 'Mridangam' and 'Srikhol'-pandit Balai Chandra was friend, dearest one and co-operator of 'Kavi guru Rabindranath Thakur'. Born in such an auspicious religious and cultural family-Gour was influenced in Prem and Bhakti of Vaishnaba cult. His appearance was so charming that his Grand mother Rajeswari Devi, named him 'Gour Chand', of course, in childhood his name in school and college was 'Chandramadhav' Shimulya-was at the that time includes some area of north-east Kolkata, his residence was therefore at 71/c W.C. Banerjee Street,Kol-6 (formerly Balaram Dey street).

He was born in musical family apart from literary atmosphere- elder brother Brojeswar Goswami was music director and famous 'Veenakaar', elder sister Annapurna was vocalist and Goldmadelist singer in A.I.R. His next sister Shefali-was lyricist and writer in Bengali literature. All his other sisters-Lilly,Bela,Meera were singers and brother Lt.Joydev Goswami was tabla and guitar player of A.I.R. Gour's first sangeet guru was his elder brother-Brojeswar-who gave the first lesson and talim in flute to him. gradually, when his recital developed he sent him to famous flutist-Pandit Pannalal Ghosh. He was under pandit ghosh for several years-then he learnet Indian Classical Music From Pt. Shiv Kumar Chatterjee, Pt. Ramnath Mishra, Ustad Mustan Gama, Pt. T.L. Raha, Pt. Suresh Chokroborty. He was M.mus- from Allahabad 'Prayag Sangeet Samaj'.

His flute recital every year was highly applaused in Tansen Music Conference. Sadarang,-Almora Music Conference, Shurer Maya Sangeet Shamelan, Annual Music function of Ganguly College-of music and so on.

His Flute recital was always in Gayaki style. from Mahiyar Gharana. He was the senior officer at All India Radio. He was attached there for 35years. His immortal Flute recital has been kept in archive of AIR. During his attachment with AIR he composed-songs-in-Rammagiti, and E-Masher Gaan, several Geeti Alekhya like Anarkali, Premer Shamadhi, Baijayanti etc. He worked as music director also in public stage. In Bidhayak Bhattacharya's drama "Raj-Rappa" staged at Rangmahal his music composition was at that time highly appreciated by the critiques and public. His music composition in dance drama "Meera Bai" was unique. It was staged in so many stages like Mahajati sadan,Rabidra sadan, Kala mandir for several years.

In several Bengali, Hindi, Orria, Assamiya films- he worked as music director. In Jan-Renwar's famous Oscar award winner-picture-"The River" he composed music in Indian Music portion.

In the end 60's HMV released his L.P. record of his flute recital-where he played Ragaa Bageshree in one side and Nat Bhairav o other side, accompanied in Tabla by 'Ustad Afaque Hussain.

A remarkable-point needs to be added in this biography. he left his sincere effort to reach the renowned program "Mohishashur Mordini" a great successes with AIR. Lt. Birendra Krishna Bhadra and Lt. Pankaj Kumar Mullick-took his wide help during recording of this program. "Without Gour I don't think the recording of music portion will be successful"- Pankaj Kumar Mullick. his music balancing and arrangement and Endeavour was always with them.

He has so many students in India and abroad-his disciples-Sri Deboprosad Banerjee, Bishu Roy, Gopal Roy, Himangshuu Biswas, Aloknath Dev, Nikhilesh Roy (The father of Violin Brothers) in Bengal and Mr. Steve Gorn-America, P.R. Parera-Srilanka, Ching Thug-China, Mr. Duro-South Africa, Miss Saran-Great Britain are mentionable.

This great Maestro left us on the 11th July 1976 following a massive cerebral attack alas-on 4th August. Calcutta Dooradarshan scheduled his recording flute recital, before that he left his world for his eternal place.

Musician and his Music is never die,only he left his immortal existence to us. He may not with us but he is alive in his musical works- and in the history of music his name ought to be written in golden script.

Music maestro- and music sadhak like wll alway remain with us as one of the brightest star of the 'Saptarshi Mandal' in the sky.

In fine it is written with painful mind that this artist, was not evaluated rather neglected by the Bengali music lovers, even the great All India Radio where he spared his valuable time and life might have to tally forgotten him, that's why his melodious flute recital and versatile works in composed songs, sangeet parikramma, geete alekkhya are thrown a side by authority as scrap and abandoned. Perhaps they don't know what precious gems they are losing. Even today's musical society in Bengal doesn't take his name in any where by chance.