Birendra Krishna Bhadra

At a rented residence in Ahiritola, his maternal home in north Calcutta, Roy Bahadur Kalikrishna and Sarala Bala Devi welcomed Birendra Krishna Bhadra on August 4, 1905. (now Kolkata). Later, the family relocated to the residence purchased by his grandmother Yogo Maya Devi at 7 Ramdhan Mitra Lane. Kali Krishna Bhadra's father was a linguist proficient in 14 languages. He worked as an interpreter in a lower court and later gained notoriety in the Bengali literary scene of the era. In 1927, Kali Krishna was given the title of Roy Bahadur after marrying Sarala Bala Devi, the second child of Kalicharan Ghosh, a well-known Police Court attorney. Bhupendra Krishna and Birendra Krishna were the two sons of Roy Bahadur Kali Krishna. Birendra Krishna Bhadra graduated from Scottish Church College in Kolkata in 1928 after passing the Intermediate exam in 1926.

A radio broadcaster, dramatist, actor, narrator, and theatrical director from Kolkata, India, Birendra Krishna Bhadra was a contemporary of Kazi Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam is a Bengali Poet, Musician, Wri >> Read More... and Pankaj Mallick. He spent several years in the early 1930s working for All India Radio, India's National Radio broadcaster. During this time, he produced and adapted several plays. Today, he is best renowned for his beautiful Sanskrit recitation and for hosting India's first radio program, Mahishashura Mardini (1931), a collection of songs and shlokas transmitted by All India Radio Calcutta (currently Kolkata) at 4:00 am, during the dawn of Mahalaya. In Bengali theater, he also performed in and directed various plays. He also penned the screenplay for the movie Nishiddha Phal (1955). Birendra Krishna Bhadra - The Voice Since 1936, a short film in Bengali Haalum Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. launched in 2019.

He modified and reorganized several classics to create eminent radio plays. A two-hour show named Mahishashura Mardini, which recounts the legendary conflict between goddess Durga and the demon king Mahishashura was broadcast first on All India Radio in Kolkata in the 1930s. Bani Kumar wrote the program's script, and Pankaj Kumar Mallik was in charge of the music. Bhadra recited it aloud. In 1931, the Mahalaya broadcast it for the first time. Since then, except in 1976, All India Radio has aired this show on Mahalaya. The show, originally debuted as a live performance, has aired since 1952 in its pre-recorded format. Mess No. 49 is one of the plays that Bhadra penned. He also directed the theatrical drama Sahib Bibi Gulam, an adaptation of the well-known book by renowned author Bimal Mitra.

Subarna Golak, a novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay that he dramatized in 1952, was made into a movie with the same name in 1981. He also created the well-known radio play Shahjahan, based on Dwijendralal Ray's historical play of the same name. In that radio play, Chhabi Biswas Chhabi Biswas (From 12 July 1900 – 11 June 1962) w >> Read More... portrayed Shahjahan. It gained public support and is still considered a classic Bengali radio drama. Every Mahalaya, All India Radio continues to play his rendition, Mahisasura Mardini, to signal the start of the Durga Puja celebrations.

His rendition of the recitation was so well-liked that when the voice of renowned Bengali actor Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar was matinee idol of Bengali cinema. He >> Read More... was used for the program in 1976, it didn't meet with the audience's approval and was switched back to Birendra Krishna Bhadra's original rendition. Subhasish Mukherjee portrayed him in Soumik Sen's movie Mahalaya, which focused on the 1976 mishap and was written and directed by Sen. Uttam Kumar and was represented by Jisshu Sengupta Jisshu Sengupta is an artist who is known for his >> Read More... . Sujata Bhadra, the late Birendra Krishna Bhadra's daughter, received a check for Rs. 50,917 on Mahalaya Day in 2006 as royalties for her father's music.