Mihir Kumar Nandi

Mihir Kumar Nandi (14 December 1945 – 6 May 2017) was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer and classical vocalist.[1] He was a singer at the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the 1971 Liberation War. In 2015, he was awarded Shilpakala Padak in the vocal music category by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]

Mihir Kumar Nandi
Born(1945-12-14)14 December 1945
Keuchia, Satkania, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died6 May 2017(2017-05-06) (aged 71)
Chittagong, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Parents
  • Fanindra Lal Nandi (father)
  • Mallika Rani Nandi (mother)

Early life

Nandi was born in Chittagong to Fanindra Lal Nandi and Mallika Rani Nandi.[3] He got his early music lessons from his father. Later he was trained by Waheedul Haq, Shailada Ranjan Majumder, Nirod Baran Barua, Ashok Dasgupta, Soumitra Lal Dasgupta and Aditya Narayan Das.[3]

Career

In 1964, Nandi's musical career began by enlisting as a singer with Chittagong Betar.[3]

Nandi was an artist of special class at Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television.[1] He founded Ananda Dhwani, a music organization. He served as the vice-president of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi and Rabindra Sangeet Sommilon Parishad. He was a part-time lecturer at the Department of Music of the University of Chittagong.[1]

Nandi died on 6 May 2017 at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH). He was cremated at Bolua Dighir Par.[1]

References
  1. FM Mizanur Rahaman (May 7, 2017). "Swadhin Bangla Betar singer Mihir Nandi passes away". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  2. "Seven get Shilpakala Padak 2015". New Age. May 4, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  3. Fahmim Ferdous (May 1, 2017). "Mihir Kumar Nandi: Life dims for a luminary". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 11, 2017.


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