One of his rare and hard to find audio recording – A 78rpm – Columbia GE3143 of a folk song (bhajan) by Meerabai and a Ghazal by of Shaida.
- 1. Raaja Taara Dungariya Par Bole Jhina Mor…. 3:36 (GEI 13252)
- 2. Sharu Sharumaan Hun Samjhyo…. 3:32 (GEI 7368)
These recordings are unusual because it both of them are sung in Gujarati… On the record it is written “with a speciall request from the people of Gujarat”
Another interesting fact – Vande Mataram was composed by Panditji.
Panditji Used to compose by the pen name of “Pranava Piya” or “Pranav Rang”.
Credits –
1. Photograph at the top – from the book “Vaggeyakar Pujya Pandit Omkarnathji Thakur” by Dr. Pradeepkumar Dixit
2. Photograph of the record – Dhaivat Shukla
3. Record found in the collection of Shri Atul Desai – A student of Panditji.
4. Digital conversion from the original 78 rpm record – Jajvalya Shukla & Kshama Shukla

