Indra Mohan Rajbongshi

Indra Mohan Rajbongshi
ইন্দ্র মোহন রাজবংশী
Born(1946-01-26)26 January 1946
Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died7 April 2021(2021-04-07) (aged 75)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
GenresFolk

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

Early life

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

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Indra Mohan Rajbongshi dies of COVID-19". New Age. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  2. ^ "End of a life devoted to singing". The Daily Star. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. ^ "Dotara maestro Abinash Chandra Sheel remembered". The Daily Star. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  4. ^ "21 named for Ekushey Padak 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "The colours and conscience of Independence". The Daily Star. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  7. ^ a b "Folk music by Indra Mohan Rajbongshi". The Daily Star. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  8. ^ "Making waves at Korean cultural festival". The Daily Star. 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  9. ^ Singer Indra Mohan Rajbongshi dies of Covid-19, The Financial Express, 7 April 2021
  10. ^ "Indra Mohan Rajbongshi's tribute to Tagore". The Daily Star. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2018-02-09.