"In West Bengal, on the other hand, channels like Tara have no separate slots for Nazrul sangeet. Today, when there are public performances on stage and TV, there is a fairly good demand for Nazrul sangeet, especially as an accompaniment for dances. However, when we look for new CDs and cassettes we find that these are rare. Only solvent or popular artistes get a chance to do commercial recordings. Due to lack of initiative and constant changes of authorities the Nazrul Institute has failed to make more CDs," said Nashid.

The Nazrul Institute, however, Nashid said, has been active in producing correct notations, which will be useful for future generations. Dwelling on this theme, she said that only a few Nazrul sangeet artistes get to go overseas in foreign delegations. She was emphatic that was a need to create more demand for this genre of music among expatriates and music enthusiasts overseas.

She pointed out that Nazrul should not be remembered only on his birth and death anniversaries. The Shilpakala Academy, Nazrul Academy and the Nazrul Institute should have monthly programmes, with slots for different artistes, to this end, she insisted.

She continued, "To encourage artistes, the institutions should help with correct tunes and training. They should also be told how to get on with the media in order to record their CDs and cassettes, as the new generation is much more interested in band music."

In addition to the above, she said that that we need to send eminent Nazrul sangeet exponents to India through cultural programmes, in order to create an interest in this genre in India. She insisted that the same should be done for USA, UK and the Middle East, where children of expatriates are eager to learn Nazrul sangeet.

Nashid Kamal, a well-known Nazrul artiste, is also trained in folk music and modern songs. She was trained in classical music by Ustad PC Gomes, Akhter Shadmani and Kader Zameree. She learnt Nazrul sangeet under maestro Sudhin Das. Nashid began her musical career as a child artiste. She has three CDs (Nazrul, folk and Urdu ghazals), six audio cassettes and two LPs to her credit.