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)

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]

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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 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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