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{{short description|Indian vocalist known for classical performances}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| honorific_prefix = Acharya
| name = Chinmoy Lahiri
| image = Acharya Chinmoy Lahiri.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = আচার্য চিন্ময় লাহিড়ী
| birth_date = {{Birth date |df=y|1920|3|20|}}
| birth_place = Tantibandh, Pabna, Undivided India under British rule
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1984|8|17|1920|3|20}}
| death_place =
| years_active = 1935–1984
| occupation = Singer
}}

Acharya '''Chinmoy Lahiri''' ({{lang-bn|আচার্য চিন্ময় লাহিড়ী}}) (20 March 1920 – 17 August 1984) was an Indian vocalist from Bengal in the [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] tradition. He is known for the ''[[Khayal]]'' form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of ''[[Dhrupad]]'', ''[[Thumri]]'' and ''[[Tappa]]'', along with Bengali ''Raga-pradhan'' songs.<ref name= sdm>{{cite web|url=http://sdmgovtmusiccollege.in/gandharvam/index.php/10-vol-1-no-2/29-acharya-chinmoy-lahiri-a-glimpse-on-his-musical-personality|title=Acharya Chinmoy Lahiri – A glimpses on his musical personality |accessdate=16 March 2019 }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Archrya Chinmoy Lahiri was born in a ''Zamindar'' family of ''Tantibandh'', Pabna district, in the undivided India under British rule. His father Jeeb Chandra Lahiri was a civil engineer, an alumnus of [[Bengal Engineering College]], Shibpur, and his mother's name was Sarajubala Debi. He was brought up in Lucknow in his early years, where his father was working.<ref name= bangla>{{cite web|url= http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Lahiri,_Chinmoy|title= Lahiri, Chinmoy |accessdate=16 March 2019 }}</ref> His first teacher in music was Rabin Chattopadhyay. His passion for music brought Chinmoy to Morris College of Music, Lucknow, where he took music lessons from Pandit Srikrishna Narayan Ratanjhankar, principal of the college. There he was accompanied with some young and talented students who all became great masters afterwards, such as [[V.G. Jog]], S. C. R. Bhat and Dhruvtara Joshi etc.<ref name= itc>{{cite web|url= https://www.itcsra.org/Celebrity.aspx?Celebrityid=6|title= Celebrated masters |accessdate=16 March 2019 }}</ref> Subsequently, he took ''talim'', lessons in music, from Dilip Chandra Bedi, Khalifa Khurshid Ali Khan, and Chhotey Khan.<ref name =bangla /> Chinmoy was a ''Gāndā-bāndh śāgīrd'' (disciple) of Pandit Ratanjhankar, who was a disciple of Pandit Bhatkhande and Ustad Faiaz Khan. From this lineage an inclination of Acharya Chinmoy towards Senia Gharana of Lucknow may be arrived at.<ref name = sdm />

==Professional career==
In 1936 Acharya Lahiri started his career in music as an approved artist in the All India Radio Lucknow station. He then joined Dhaka Radio. His first record was published in 1944 by HMV with two music tracks of Bengali ''Khyal'', ‘Nā māne mānā’ and ‘Duwāre elo ke’ written by Gopal Dasgupta with his own music composition. During partition of India in 1947 Acharya Lahiri shifted to 'Calcutta' (Kolkata). His fame as a good music teacher spread wide and in 1967 he joined Rabindra Bharati University as a Professor in Music to continue till he breathed his last.<ref name = sdm />

==Music of Acharya Lahiri==
Archrya Chinmoy Lahiri represented an era of enlightenment in Bengal in the early 20th century, when, among other fields, Indian Classical Music too were being experimented with in the light of regional variations. Among the doyens of Indian Classical Music of Bengal of that time, [[Vishmadev Chattopadhyay]], [[Tarapada Chakraborty]], Jnanendra Prashad Goswami and Chinmoy Lahiri deserve special mention. Apart from pure Indian classical music, Acharya Chinmoy Lahiri was proficient and was an exponent of Khyal, Thumri, Geet, Gazal and Raga-pradhan songs. He created many ''Ragas'' too and wrote ''Bandish'' for many of the ''Ragas''.<ref name = sdm />

;Contribution in Indian Classical Music
Archrya Chinmoy Lahiri created many ''Ragas'', such as ''Shyamkos'', ''Yogamaya'', ''Prabhati Todi'', ''Rajani Kalyan'', ''Kushumi Kalyan'', ''Gandharika'', ''Nag Ranjani'', ''Mangalati'', ''Shivani'' and ''Shubhra''.

;''Bandish'' created by Acharya Chinmoy Lahiri
'''''Khyal''''': Bandhish written by Chinmoy Lahiri mostly depicts the sacred love of Radha and Krishna
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<div style="2em;font-size:1.0em">
<poem>
Rāga: Darbari Kanaḍa, Tāla: Tritāla (Madhyalaya)
Sthāyī:
Kyā tum ho vahi śyām sāwariyā
Dhuṇd phiru bana bābariyā
Antarā:
Bāsuri ki dhvani
Bajāya kahi guni
Pukāre mohe Magana nāgariyā<ref name = sdm />
</poem>
</div>
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{|
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<div style="2em;font-size:1.0em">
<poem>
Rāga: Deśi, Tāla: Tritala (Madhylaya)
Sthāyī:
Manaharwa curāye liyo jāy
Hiya ki pīra kise sunāy
Antarā:
Kā karu aba kuch nā suhāya
Magana milana bina kaise bitāye
Sakhī eri deho batāya<ref name = sdm />
</poem>
</div>
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|}
'''''Thumri''''': A form of Indian Classical Music (semi-classical). Romantic poetic songs developed during Mughal era around Lucknow based on ''Bawra'' songs. There are a few Bandhish written by Chinmoy Lahiri for Thumri songs:

{|
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<div style="2em;font-size:1.0em">
<poem>
Rāga: Khāmbaz, Tāla: Jat
Sthāyī:
Akhiyā kāhe ko milāi
Mohe kiu prem ki rāha dikhāi
Barabasa pāsa bulākar apne
Ab kiu nainā churāi.
Antarā:
Terā mana nā jānu tu acaraja ki nāi
Ᾱnkho ojhala honā thā to phir kiu muskāi.<ref name = sdm />
</poem>
</div>
||

|}

'''''Kajri''''' and '''''Chaiti''''': Forms of Indian Classical Music (semi-classical) practiced in Doab region based on folk tradition. Following is a Bandhish written by Chinmoy Lahiri in ''Kajri'' :

{|
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<div style="2em;font-size:1.0em">
<poem>
Sthāyī:
Gheri kārī badariyā
Piyā rahile kaun nagariyā
Dekhi mana barsāy
Ghar āngana kachunā suhāy.
Antarā:
Bijalī chamake jaba jor
Dharakata hai hiyā mor
Lipata rahu suni sejariyā.<ref name = sdm />
</poem>
</div>
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|}

;Contribution in Bengali Movies
Archrya Chinmoy Lahiri's first performance as a playback singer was in the year 1950 in the Bengali film ''Maandanda'' starring actor [[Chhabi Biswas]]. He also contributed his voice in films ‘Dvairath’, ‘Antaraal’, ‘Shapmochan’, ‘Jeebanniye’ ‘Bapu ne kaha tha’ etc. His song "ত্রিবেণী তীর্থ পথে" (''Tribenī tīrtha pathe'') became a milestone in the history of Bengali film music, in the film ‘[[Shap Mochan]]’ in 1955, sung in duet with Pratima Bandopadhyay, starring [[Uttam Kumar]] and [[Suchitra Sen]].<ref name = sdm /> He composed music for Bengali movie ''Jiban Niye'' in 1976.<ref name= imdb1>{{cite web| url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4461491/|title=Chinmoy Lahiri|accessdate=16 March 2019 }}</ref>

;Awards and recognition
Acharya Chinmoy Lahiri was felicitated by Morris College with the title of ''Sangit Visharad'''.<ref name = bangla />

==Legacy==
Acharya Lahiri's legacy is being carried forward by his disciples. Though he did not belong to any Gharana, he created his own style or Gharana. Names of a few of his disciples are Parveen Sultana, Mandira Lahiri, Shyamlal Lahiri etc.<ref name= sharma>{{cite book|first=Dr. Manorama|last= Sharma|title=Tradition of Hindusthani Music|publisher= A P H Publishing Coprporation|year= 2006|place= New Delhi|isbn= 81-7648999-9}}</ref>
*Pandit Lahiri wrote two books, "''Magan Geet''" and "''Taan Manjari''".

==Memoirs==
*''Bidushi'' Mandira Lahiri, wife of ''Pandit'' Shyamlal Lahiri, remembered about his father-in-law ''Pandit'' Chinmoy Lahiri in his interview recorded by Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee on the behest of Rabindra Bharati University, that ''Pandit'' Lahiri always stressed on punctuality and was very strict as a Guru while enacting Riyaz (practice sessions). His frequently used phrase was "karo ya maro".<ref name= mandira>{{cite web| url= http://kolkatamusicmapping.com/pandit-chinmoy-lahiri-affectionate-guru/|title=PANDIT CHINMOY LAHIRI, THE AFFECTIONATE GURU|date=29 June 2017|accessdate=16 March 2019 }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Recipients of the Bharat Ratna]]
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