Eminent Rabindra Sangeet exponent Sumitra Sen died at her city residence on Tuesday (3rd Jan 2023) morning. She was 89.
She will be remembered for her rendition of songs like Jokhon Porbe Na Mor, Sokhi Vabona Kahare Bole and Mone Ki Dwidha.
Her rendition of Aaj Jyotsna Raate Shobai Gechhe Bone in Ritwik Ghatak’s classic movie Komal Gandhar has remained a steadfast interpretation of the song.
She was honoured with the Sangeet Mahasamman award by West Bengal government in 2012.
About the Rabindra Sangeet :Rabindra Sangeet also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the
1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Rabindra Sangeet refers to the
2000 plus songs and poetry of love and devotion composed by Tagore.
Out of these only
730 songs for which the
bard had written the notations are currently sung. These songs are regarded as cultural treasures of Bengal in both West Bengal and the predominantly Muslim Bangladesh...
Source : Indian Express
