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Achievements: As a Performer :

  • Regular singer in the choral group "Mass Singers" directed by Late Hemango Biswas.
  • Regular singer in the choral group "Lokosaraswati" directed by Late Kali Dasgupta.
  • Audio CD 'Gram Banglar Narir Moner Katha' produced by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts; New Delhi, under Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of India.
  • Publication of an audio cassette "Bandhu Je Jan" in the year 2000 from "Music 2000".
  • Songs in an interview of Kali Dasgupta by Mark Gregory, Australia. Available at http://kalidasgupta.com.
  • Performed Bhojpuri songs in an NFDC Film "Maithar Ki Basti Me Karna Kunti Ka Sangbad" directed by Shyamal Ghose.
  • Chief presenter in a Seminar on Bangla Folk Song organised by St. Xaviers College, Mumbai in the year 1999.
  • Performed Bangla Folk Songs in Radio Programmes during the period   1987-1997.
  • Regular Bangla Folk Song performer with self-accompaniment of Dotara and Ektara in different programmes of Government   as well as Non-Government organizations in Kolkata and throughout the country.
  • Worked as a lead singer in the music choir "ARANI" from mid-70' and early-80's

As a Music Director:

  • Worked as Music Director in two Documentary Films "Bishanshilpa" and "Medinipurer Meye Patua".
  • Works as Background music composer of local group theatres like Mrittika,Uhini,Rupakalpo,Samatat etc.

As a Research Worker:

  • Receipient of Junior Fellowship from the HRD Department, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of India, in the year 1992-93 for the subject "Effect of String Instruments on Folk Song".
  • Published articles on Folk Music in different News Papers and Magazines.

Special Interest:

  1. Collection of Folk Songs from different regions of Bengal and adjacent areas.
  2. Digital conversion of collected songs using Sound editing software.

Gurus:

  • Late Hemango Biswas - Folk and Mass songs (1974-1987)
  • Smt. Dipti Mukhopadhyaya - Vocal Classical (1978-1982)
  • Pandit Jayanta Bose - Vocal Classical (1988-1994)
  • Late Kali Dasgupta - Folk and Mass Songs (1990-2005)
  • Dr. Pashupati Prasad Mahato -Jhumur Songs(1990-1993)
  • Late Dr. Mrinal Barua - Folk Songs (1991-1997)
  • Shri Jatileswar Mukhopadhyaya - Bangla Adhunik (1991-1994)
  • Late Dinendra Chowdhury - Folk Songs (1988-1998)
 

 

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