ભાઇલાલ શાહ વિષે!
મારા નાનાજી- ભાઇલાલ શાહ , કે જેમણે 1925 – 2003 સુધી સી.એન. વિદ્યાલયને ચિર- સંગિની બનાવી હતી, એટલે કે તેમણે શિક્ષણ પણ આ જ શાળામાંથી લીધું હતું અને પછી આ જ શાળામાં સંગીત શિક્ષક તરીકે આજીવન યોગદાન આપ્યું હતું. જેમાં તેમણે સંગીત રચનાકાર, સંકલન, લેખન( તેમણે લખેલાં વિદ્યાવિહાર સંગીતમાલાનાં પુસ્તકો આજે પણ શાળાના સંગીત વિભાગમાં અને વિદ્યાર્થીઓમાં પ્રચલિત છે) અને 1980-85 ના ગાળામાં અમદાવાદ આકાશવાણી અને અમદાવાદ દૂરદર્શનનાં શાસ્ત્રિય સંગીતનાં કાર્યક્રમોમાં પણ અગત્યની ભૂમિકા ભજવી હતી. તેઓ સંગીતકાર ઉપરાંત હાર્મોનિયમ,વાયોલીન,વીણા, સિતાર, તબલાંમાં પણ નીપૂણ હતાં.
કમનસીબે એ હવે આપણી વચ્ચે નથી..પણ એમનાં ગીતો અને મને કહેલી સી.એન., સ્નેહરશ્મિ , ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી, ગાંધી અને ખાદીની વાતો મારી પાસે છે …. એના જ ભાગ રુપે આ બ્લોગ ગુજરાતી નેટ જગતમાં વહેતો મુકૂં છું….
શેઠ સી.એન.વિદ્યાવિહાર - પ્રાર્થના મંદિર 
Mehul, Thanks a lot for sharing this article – Kumi
મેહુલભાઇ,દાદાની ગૌરવ ભરી વાતો જણાવવા બદલ આભાર. સુંદર કામ હાથમાં લીધું છે- ચાલુ રાખજો.
Mehulbhai,
Great website! Great tribute to our dearest guruji shree Bhailalbhai.
Tamara adbhut prayas ane safalta badal abhinadan!
Jai CN.
Sejal
Hi! Mehul,I am Himanshu muni from mumbai.I am 65 years old and has been surfing internet generally for fun,information etc.The real reason is that my sons-two are in the u.s.a.so,we communcate through this,and off course use voip for telephonic communications.I read about your nanaji and your school.It reminded me of my school days.(1953-60)I write here breifly & hope you feel the resonance.Amulakh Amichand Multipurpouse school had Shri Parashar Desai(uncle of Ashish etc.) as music teacher.He prefered to be so otherwise he had B.Sc.& could have taught other subjects.Every saturday he would sing preyers.On other days students would do so.In addition records were played.The artist were like M.S.Subbulaxmi,Rafi(Baiju Bawra),Hemantkumar(Anand Ashram)etc.It is indeed comandable that you give some much time to revive.Ihave recently started reading gujarati on internet and enjoy very much.Some years down the line,those who put up their own creations will be better known.I wish you all round and balanced growth and enriched life in every repect.Thanks and bye.
HIMANSHU,
I am Bharat Shah, 65 years old, class of ’62 from AABVV. I wanted to know about Parasharbhai & I came across this mail. Apart from what you mentioned, two prayers,” Jeevansagar Ghat Re Mane Kon batave Vaat Re….” and ” Prabhu Hun To Bhali Bhali Ne Munzavu”, still rings in my ears.
Mehul, Thanks. My father,92, had studied in CN & your Nanaji was one year junior to him. He says that your Nanaji’s voice was extremely good.He remembers him fondly.
Mehul:
I was surfing internet and found your site while looking for a Gujarati song. Well, it brought back some old memories. I am 55 years old and attended CN for 2 years (1968-69) and passed SSC in ’69. I still remember going to the prathana hall and your Nanaji’s music. I did not have any personal contact with him but I could tell he was a kind soul.
Dear Kishorbhai,
Shun tame aaj Kishor Shah chho je Narmad.com na Sahitya Vibhagma chhe??
http://narmad.com/introductionmain.html
Warm Regards,
Mehul
Dear Himanshubhai,
Good to know about Shri Parashar Desai, Thank you for your wishes.
Warm Regards,
Mehul
મેહુલ,
હું નર્મદ.કોમ નો કિશોર નથી.
કિશોર.
mehulbhai,
i did not know that you are a son of purnimaben and grandson of late shree bhailalbhai.you have given excellant details of nanaji.i learn music from bhailbhai saheb.my heatiest congratulations to you for indtoducing nanaji best way.some matters i did not know.
with warm regards,
mehul,
tu ze great ho yaar. I left CN after my 12th in 1986. I live in USA. I was looking for some songs. Type lots of way. hoping to find them here. I did remember “bhailalbhai” very good. he had taught us music at that time. frankly, I was not into music at that time than playing. “Aapde rakhadva and tofan ma expert”. but now i realize, I missed a lot of sweet music. so, I was trying to find it online and come accross this site. Excellent work. this remind me my CN a lot.
thanks brother.
hi milan do you know ne one from cn hostel. I was there during 86 / 87 as long as i remember that time 11 th std was for 4 to 6 month only am i right? do write to me.
manish shah
gr8 job man
Excellent site. I also studied in C.N. C.N.has given many celebraties and also will give. I am proud to be c.n.ian. More and more guajrati culture should be published before it vanish in english culture.
Dear Mehul
great site !
I was fortunate to learn music from Bhailalbhai saheb in sangit udyog from 1974 to 1979.He is one of the best teachers I have come across.His style of teaching, simplisity & melodious songs still linger in our memory.
When Indumatiben died he sung very famous song “jyare a deh manhi deve didhelu ayakhnu khute” Remembering that song still bring tears to the eyes.
Thanks for bringing us back to the golden time of our childhood
Dear Mehulbhai:
Very good work. Tremendous efforts.
Thank you for sharing such a nice heritage to all.
Few Songs are missing from Bal geet section. Can you fix it?
Thanks,
Gaurang
Hi Mehul,
I was surfing mavjibhai.co and suddenly I was attracted by this name that had been a part of my life for so long (prarthanamandir) so whaien I visit yr sight I am so exited as I can’t explain.I was a student in c.n.and bhailalbhai taught me singing.now I am in Canada.Last week only my sister asked me if I remember “tara namma o svatantrata” a song which we used to sing in prarthanamandir.we both used tobe singing on the stag in first line.
I want all the prarthanas which we sang.can you help me getting them?
I will be highly obliged if you help me.
Thanks,
priti.
thnks mehulbhai
I left cn in 1976. from the botom of my heart I thank you for this site
pankaj dave / kaushik shah — Akil kureshi batch
Mehul, Thanks a lot for sharing this information. I am Anand Soni from Vadodara,Gujarat. My Father, Ramniklal Vadilal Soni has studied at C.N VidhyaVihar shcool. He likes the Pray “Jeevan Sagar Ghat Re Mane..”. I have tried to find this Pray in Internet but failed to find. If you have this Pray, Can you please give it to me? That will be the greate help for me.
Thanks,
Anand Soni.
Anandbhai,
In my earlier mail I had written about Jeevan Sagar Ghat re, as this was our prayer in Amulakh school in Mumbai…
The wordings as I remember are
“Jeevan Sagar Ghat re mane Kon Batave wat re. mane kon batave wat.. re mane kon batave wat.. Din uge din athme ne athme suraj som, Van khutyo muj panth padyo chhe, kya chhe tari bhom, re mane kon Batave, kon batave wat.. Saa. Dh ni re ni re saa ma dh ni saa…
I am trying to recall second stanza but cannot remember it, but if recall will write. my phone is 9323782033.
Bharat Shah
Mehul,
Bhailalbhaine live sambhalya (last in 1983), pachhi aaje photaman darshan karaveva badal aabhar.
If you get chance please email me.
Thanks,
Pulin Thaker
Grade 12 (Science) in 1983
Now in Toronto, Canada
hi mehulbeta,
I was just showing our school to my coworker & i SAW NANA & NANI’S PICTURE WHICH DRAGED ME MY past days of school & our huge prayer hall . how is mama prashantmama ? & your mom also. pl. let me know on my email- kalpanaoshah@hotmail.com. just to introduce myself I am kalpana daughter of artist late shree Kanubhai Shah .your mama was my classmet .I was practising as an Ob/Gyn Dr. in Baroda for 25 yrs. & then me & my family moved to america since 10yrs . I have one daughter 40yrs. who is dentist here & one son who is enginere at AbuDhabi . kinjal having 2 children ( son-14 yrs & daughter -9yrs) son Meet will get marry next yr. pl. let me know about your mom,nani,mama. jay jinendra to everybody & lots of love too from kalpanamasi.
Hi Mehul, I don’t think you know me. We have never met, but your Nanaji is my Fua. My name is Beena. I am the daughter of Shree I.M. Shah & Vilasben Shah (Amod). If u tell your mom about me she will know. I was just trying to find Fua’s songs & I found you. Say hi to Prashantbhai, Galiben, Maheshbhai, Kishorbhai, Nanubhai & all Bhabhis. It has been long time since I met the family. I live in US. Thanks for having this blog.
Hi Bharat and Himanshu
I am Rashmi Shah from AABVV class62. I live in UK. I came across this blog while looking for wordings for Jeevan sagar ghat re.School prarthana are ringing in my ears too! Words I remember are Jaltarang … Upper uchhale atm nav, Amrutni Zhakhi Pade Tyan viti vade and Andhar,mane kon Batave.
Rashmi
hi Rashmi,
we had a get together of ’62 AABVV in 2012. My email address is bpshah@live.com. if you send me your e mail id, I can get you in the class of ’62 group and also send you the prayers, whatever I or Geeta or others remember.
I know about his book sangeet vihar geetmala, where can I purchase it?
જીવન સાગર ઘાટે રે મને કોણ બતાવે વાટ ગીત શોધું છું