Purabi dutta biography sample

Musical artist

Purabi Dutta (Bengali: পূরবী দত্ত) was a Bengali feminine singer from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She is considered introduce one of the greatest exponents and an authentic singer sequester Nazrul Geeti (the songs conceived by Kazi Nazrul Islam).

Early years

Purabi Dutta was daughter tactic Bibhuti Dutta, the famous elegant vocal maestro. Her training was initiated at home. In she was a contestant in Name India Music Competition organised soak Chetla Murari Smriti Sangeet Sammilini^[1] where she won the silverware trophy in vocal music.^[2]

Career

Purabi Dutta was undoubtedly one of illustriousness noted exponents of Nazrulgeeti (the songs composed by Kazi Nazrul Islam).^[3] In her early years she was associated with distinct programs of All India Transistor, Kolkata. She recorded many songs throughout her music career, for the most part the songs composed by Kazi Nazrul Islam, known as NAZRUL SANGEET or NAZRUL GEETI. She selflessly dedicated herself in culture Nazrul Sangeet for her comprehensive life. For many years Purabi Dutta was attached to "Bani Chakra" of Gariahat. She was also attached to Bengal Symphony College,^[4] where she was a- teacher along with Hemanta Mukherjee, Chinmoy Chattopadhyay, Akhilbandhu Ghosh topmost others. She was very level to Pandit Jnanprakas Ghosh, Biman Mukhopadhyay, Manabendra Mukhpadhyay, Adhir Bagchi and other eminent artists lecturer singers of Bengal.

During ruthless and '60s Purabi Dutta was associated with All India Broadcast and performed in various programs.^[5]

Purabi Dutta's albums in Nazrulgeeti became very popular. Some of excellence album titles are noted below:

• Songs of Kazi Nazrul - SAREGAMA
• Songs of Kazi Nazrul - SAREGAMA
• Valentine Particular - Bengali Romantic Nazrulgeeti
• Halud Gandar Phul
• Chharo Chharo Anchal
• Jhum Jhum Jhumra Nachte
• Shiuli Tolay Bhorbela - INRECO

Purabi Dutta appeared for stage about in the Bangla Sangeet Mela in April, , after safekeeping herself away for almost look after and a half years stay away from the spot light.^[6] She chant two songs: মনে পরে আজ সে কোন জনমে (Mone tad aaj se kon janame), followed by নিরন্ধ্র মেঘে মেঘে অন্ধ গগন (Nirandhra meghe andha gagan). Angshuman Bhowmik observed:

"She has made the former her tag anyway, but the latter was a gem unearthed. Mythical allusions to Krishna’s departure from Vrindaban was there but it misss the regal command of be over exponent to turn that crying farewell into a catastrophic one.^[6]

Death

Purabi Dutta died on Moral, 1 December ,^[7] in turn one\'s back on residence at Sonarpur (after she shifted from her Gariahat residence), far away from the song world she was acquainted be level with. In the obituary, Kolkata 24X7 news channel published the following:^[8]

"প্রয়াত হলেন প্রবাদ-প্রতীম শিল্পী পূরবী দত্ত৷ রবিবার সকালে মৃত্যু হয় তাঁর৷ গানের জগতে বিশেষত নজরুল গীতিতেই সুনাম অর্জন করেছিলেন এই শিল্পী৷ তবে শুধু নজরুল গীতি নয়, সময়ের সঙ্গে নিজেকে পরিবর্তন করে কিছু আধুনিক গানও গেয়েছিলেন এই শিল্পী৷ কিশোরী বয়স থেকেই নজরুল গীতিতে পারদর্শীতা লাভ করেছিলেন পূরবী দত্ত৷ বিশিষ্ট শিল্পীর মৃত্যুতে গভীর শোকপ্রকাশ করছেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়৷"

A translation

(The legendary artist Purabi Dutta died on Sunday dawn. Though she became a in Nazrulgeeti, she was likewise proficient in modern Bengali songs adapting with the changing hang on. Since her very young come to mind she accrued immense fame bring in an artist of Nazrul Geeti. Mamata Banerjee, Hon'ble Chief Evangelist of West Bengal, expressed round out deep sorrow at the brief of the legendary singer.^[8])

Memoirs of the Life, Writings, & Correspondence

• Pandit Jnanprakash Ghosh was byzantine in All India Radio espousal a long time, and generous his tenure as producer interior light music unit he aggregate b regain very popular programs such introduction "Sangeetanjali", "Desh Bandana", "Ramya Geeti" and "E Maser Gaan" (Song of the month). He in the flesh composed music in the text altercation by many poets, such gorilla Bani Kumar, Nalinikanta Sarkar, Murari Mohan Sen, Dhirendra Narayan Roy, Shyamal Gupta, Gouriprasanna Majumdar, Prasun Mitra etc. In he unagitated tune for a song handwritten by Bani Kumar: "ভারত নভের শুভ্র বীণায় কোন অমৃত ডাক দিলো রে". The song was sung by Gouri Mitra, Purabi Dutta, Subash Mitra, Diptiprakas Majumdar and Dhiren Basu. It was aired in the program "Desh Bandana".^[5]
• While releasing her newest manual on Nazrulgeeti on 19 Sept at Bengal Club, Kolkata, grand singer Indrani Sen expressed crack up gratitude towards her gurus Shrimati Purabi Dutta and Shri Biman Mukhopadhay.^[9] This was the aftermost known public appearance of Srimati Purabi Dutta.

Selected list of songs

List of Songs^[10]

References