Krishna Dasgupta

Krishna Dasgupta (Bengali: কৃষ্ণা দাশগুপ্ত) (born as Krishna Ganguly, 29 December 1937 – 2013) was a renowned Bengali classical singer and music teacher from West Bengal, India, who sang numerous songs in Bengali language movies and non-film as well, particularly during the 1950s, 60s and 70s.[1] She is widely known for lending voice in Mahisasuramardini, the popular early Bengali special dawn radio programme that has been broadcast since 1931 on All India Radio (AIR) in West Bengal.[2]

Srimati Krishna Dasgupta
শ্রীমতী কৃষ্ণা দাশগুপ্ত
Background information
Birth nameKrishna Ganguly
Born(1937-12-29)29 December 1937
Janai, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
Died2013 (aged 75–76)
GenresPlayback singer
Occupation(s)Singer

Early life

Krishna Dasgupta was born in Janai, Hooghly in West Bengal on 29 December 1937. She was a noted disciple of renowned Indian classical vocalists Acharya Tarapada Chakraborty and Ustad Amir Khan.[3]

Career

Krishna Dasgupta was an accomplished versatile singer, particularly known for her khyal, thumri, bhajan, as well as Bengali modern songs. She had a special style of performance that made her recitals unique. She had done playback for songs composed by Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, as well for Bengali films like Asamapta (1956), Ektara (1957), Rajlakshmi O Srikanta (1958),[4] Bhranti, Nader Nimai (1960) and Bipasha (1962), among others, as well as the Basu Bhattacharya directed Hindi movie Tumhara Kalloo (1975). She had performed at various music conferences too.[1][3]

She is widely known today for lending voice in Mahisasuramardini, the popular early Bengali special dawn radio programme that has been broadcast since 1931 on All India Radio (AIR) in West Bengal. In the program, she sang the song Akhilo Bimane Tabo Jayagaane.[5][6]

Death and Legacy

Krishna Dasgupta died in 2013 in Kolkata.

One of her students, Nandini Chakraborty, the daughter of renowned cinematographer Ramananda Sengupta, has created a documentary on her life, Harano Sur.[1]

References
  1. "Harano Sur is a tribute to my guru, Krishna Ganguly Dasgupta". Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  2. "Mahalaya Know the brains behind Mahishasuramardini recital — a timeless classic". Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  3. "Esha Bandyopadhyay Biography".
  4. "Youtube - Film: Rajlakhsmi & Srikanta--Aaji E Shrabone Eso Phire--Krishna Gangopadhyay (Dasgupta) (1958)".
  5. "Youtube - Akhilo Bimane Tabo Jayoi Gane by Krishna Dasgupta".
  6. "Youtube - Akhilo Bimane Tabo Jayoi Gane Cover by Chandrima Banerjee Sarkar".
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