▁Theatre ▁Association ▁( IP TA ) ▁and ▁started ▁an ▁association ▁with ▁another ▁active ▁IP TA ▁member ▁— ▁song writer ▁and ▁composer ▁Sal il ▁Ch ow dh ury . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁driving ▁forces ▁behind ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁IP TA ▁was ▁the ▁Beng al ▁fam ine ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁the ▁in action ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁administration ▁and ▁wealth y ▁Indians ▁to ▁prevent ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Hem anta ▁recorded ▁a ▁non - film ▁song ▁called ▁" G any er ▁bad hu " ▁(" The ▁rural ▁b ride ") ▁that ▁had ▁music ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Sal il ▁Ch ow dh ury . ▁The ▁six - min ute ▁song ▁recorded ▁on ▁two ▁sides ▁of ▁a ▁ 7 8 ▁r pm ▁disc ▁was ▁s ung ▁at ▁a ▁varying ▁pace ▁and ▁lack ed ▁the ▁conventional ▁structure ▁and ▁rom antic ▁theme ▁of ▁a ▁Beng ali ▁song . ▁It ▁dep icted ▁an ▁id yl lic , ▁prosper ous ▁and ▁car ing ▁rural ▁woman ' s ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁gets ▁rav aged ▁by ▁the ▁dem ons ▁of ▁fam ine ▁and ▁en su ing ▁pover ty . ▁This ▁song ▁generated ▁an ▁un for ese en ▁popular ity ▁for ▁Hem anta ▁and ▁Sal il ▁in ▁eastern ▁India ▁and , ▁in ▁a ▁way , ▁established ▁Hem anta ▁ahead ▁of ▁his ▁male ▁contempor aries . ▁Hem anta ▁and ▁Sal il ▁pa ired ▁again ▁in ▁several ▁songs ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years . ▁Al most ▁all ▁these ▁songs ▁proved ▁to ▁be