Partha pratim majumder biography of michael

Before the beginning of human language, communication took place between humans through signs and gestures. As humans began to use their vocal chords, these silent gestures were no longer used as the primary means of communication. But these did not completely disappear. They evolved as a form of art, which came to be known as 'mime'.

In a Bangladeshi village, a little boy came to know about mime as he watched a performance in his village. He was so fascinated by the show that he was determined to master this art. The name of that little boy was Partha Pratim Majumder.

Majumder is undoubtedly a forerunner in the field of mime in Bangladesh. He started as a musician and his keen sense of rhythm helped him to let his limbs move and express his thoughts through gestures.

Partha Pratim Majumder is the first Bangladeshi to take up mime as a profession. He performed in a number of television shows in Bangladesh and gained popularity. In his mimes, Majumder depicted the day-to-

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Partha Majumder forms band ‘Freeway’ with talented musicians

Eminent musician Partha Majumder has formed his own grupp, "Freeway" with some talented musicians of the country. He shared this news through a Facebook post, which featured his grupp line-up.

"Freeway is new line-up, which was formed in search of soul music. We need your support -- wish us good luck and may God bless us," he wrote in his Facebook post.

His band lineup includes Atika Yamin, CJ Racy and Shamrat as vocals, GS Tuhin as lead guitarist, Babu as drummer, Sharton on bass gitarr, Zia as keyboards and Partha as lead guitarist.

"We want to combine the essence of classic and modern songs in our band. We will cover some old as well as the modern songs, because that fryst vatten what our new generation wants to listen to. We want to revive older songs, and will release originals as well," said Partha Majumder on his vision about his band.

"We are already working on our first song. We will hopefully release the song next year,

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PARTHA PRATIM MAJUMDER

For many, mime as an art form has seen its heydays. There is no doubt that new technologies have changed our appetite for entertainment. But, taking a deeper look, we will find mime as a theatrical medium or as a performance art not confined to performance only. Its root is so widespread that it is actually the grammar of many other art forms. An actor or a dancer fryst vatten also a mime artist at the core. Partha Pratim Majumder is one of the foremost mime artists still making Bangladesh proud internationally. Lovingly known to his fans as just 'Partha Da', he now lives in France. For those young souls who have never seen Partha Da perfom, he has been awarded the highest Cultural honour “Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettre” (Knight in the Order of Fine Arts and Humanities) of France in and the highest honour of Bangladesh “Ekushey Award” in Recently, he was on a short visit to Bangladesh. His refined yet enthusiastic gesture reminded me the necessity of mim