Indra Mohan Rajbongshi
Indra Mohan Rajbongshi ইন্দ্র মোহন রাজবংশী | |
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| Born | 26 January 1946 Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 7 April 2021 (aged 75) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Genres | Folk |
Indra Mohan Rajbongshi (26 January 1946 – 7 April 2021)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi folk singer.[3] He was the recipient of 2018 Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh.[4]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]In the early 1950s, Rajbongshi learnt music from his grandfather, Krishna Das Rajbongshi.[5] He was involved with Jatra, Palagaan, Nazrul Sangeet and folk songs.[5] He was admitted to the Bulbul Lalitakala Academy in Nazrul song in the late 1960s and completed the five-year course. In 1963, he started to learn folk songs under Hafizur Rahman.[5] He joined the Government College of Music in 1974.
Career
[edit]In 1971, Rajbongshi took part in Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra.[6]
In 1998, Rajbongshi established a folk organisation, Bangladesh Lok Sangeet Parishad (Folk Song Council).[7] It works to practice, preserve, promote and do research on folk songs.[5] He wrote about 100 folk songs for children, including songs on our liberation war and language movement.[5]
Rajbongshi received his Certificate of World Master from Kim Sung Oak, chairperson of The Association of World Masters for the Exchange of Arts and Culture.[8]
Death
[edit]Rajbongshi died on 7 April 2021 after catching COVID-19 at a hospital in Dhaka. [9]
Rajbongshi is survived by his wife, folk singer Deepti Rajbongshi, daughter Sangita Rajbongshi Das, and son Dipankar Rajbongshi.[1]
Works
[edit]- Music albums
As of 2014, Rajbongshi had released nine albums.[7]
- Sardhoshoto Jonmotshob-e Shrodhanjali (2012)
- Dersho Bochhor Agey (2012)[10]
- Books
- On life and work of Abbas Uddin
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Indra Mohan Rajbongshi dies of COVID-19". New Age. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "End of a life devoted to singing". The Daily Star. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Dotara maestro Abinash Chandra Sheel remembered". The Daily Star. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "21 named for Ekushey Padak 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ a b c d e "Indra Mohan: striving to keep alive the tradition of folk music". The Daily Star. 2004-03-24. Archived from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "The colours and conscience of Independence". The Daily Star. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ a b "Folk music by Indra Mohan Rajbongshi". The Daily Star. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Making waves at Korean cultural festival". The Daily Star. 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ Singer Indra Mohan Rajbongshi dies of Covid-19, The Financial Express, 7 April 2021
- ^ "Indra Mohan Rajbongshi's tribute to Tagore". The Daily Star. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
External links
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