Late Hemanta Mukhopadyay
Hemanta Mukhopadyay was born in the city of Varanasi, India. His family hailed from a village named Baharu in West Bengal and migrated to Calcutta in the early 20th century. He too grew up in Calcutta and attended a school in South Calcutta(Bhawanipore) named Mitra Institution. There he met his longtime friend, a celebrated Bengali […]
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Late Pandit A. Kanan
Born in Madras on June 18, 1929, Pandit A Kanan is renowned for his individual gayaki. Gifted with a very melodious voice, vocal music was his hobby right from his youth. But it was his passion for cricket, at which he excelled, that eventually paved the way for his future career. He started his career […]
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Late Malabika Kanan
Born on December 27, 1930, Smt. Malabika Kanan is one of the foremost singers in the field of Hindustani classical music. A recipient of the highly coveted Sangeet Natak Akademy Award in 2000, she ranks high among exponents of khayal. She also received the ITC Award in 1995, for her contribution in the field of […]
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Late Manna Dey
Shri Manna Dey was born to Purna Chandra (father) and Mahamaya Dey (mother). Besides his parents, his youngest paternal uncle Sangeetacharya (meaning “Venerable Teacher of Music” in Sanskrit) K. C. Dey highly inspired and influenced him. Manna Dey received his early education in a small pre-primary school named Indu Babur Pathshala. Thereafter he attended Scottish […]
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Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty
Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty is one of India’s most eminent Classical Vocalists. Born in Calcutta in 1952, his parents reminisce that he could sing before he could talk. Despite having fallen on hard times, they spared no pains in fulfilling the great potential the child showed. His father Shri Ajit Chakrabarty walked him through a first […]
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Smt. Haimanti Shukla
A classically trained and very experienced singer, Haimanti Shukla has a solid reputation in Bengal. Her repertoire is also vast. She is also a very popular concert singer and travels abroad frequently. Has excellent voice and can tackle any song. Haimanti Shukla is famous for her melodious songs, her sweet voice and her sociable nature. […]
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Late Banasree Sengupta
Banasree Sengupta born at Chinsura, Hooghly, West Bengal and brought up in a musicians family. Father late Sailendranath Roy, was a talented classical singer and trainer, who trained his beloved talented daughter from his very girlhood. Latered she was trained up perfectly by Shree Rajen Bannerjee, a genious trainer of the District. She came to […]
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Shri Deboprasad Dey
Deboprasad Dey is a famous name as Harmonium & Esraj player. He was born in Kolkata, and started his career as Harmonium & Esraj player.He is one of the greatest Harmonium & Esraj player of Kolkata. For his melodious playing capacity he is a popular player in Bengali Films. He is a senior artist of […]
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Shri Manomay Bhattacharya
Manomay is the fifth generation of JADUBHATTA. In this ambience, therefore, the debut of a young Bengali singer in the field of music and that too truly deserves praise. Manomay Bhattacharya has a sweet voice and he is no flash-in-the-pan. He has had solid training in music at the age of 4 under the vigilant […]
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