Sudhin Das

Bangladeshi musician

Nishi Kanta Das (father)
Hemprabha Das (mother)

RelativesSurendra Narayan Das (brother)^[1]AwardsEkushey Padak

Sudhin Das (pronounced [ʃudʱn daʃ]; 30 April 1930 – 27 June 2017)^[2] was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet musician.^[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh.^[3]^[4]

Early life and career

Das was born in Bagichagaon, Comilla, to Nishi Kanta Das and Hemprabha Das on 30 April 1930.^[5] Das started learning music at Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan in Comilla, established by his elder brother Suren Das in 1942.^[6]^[7] Das was enlisted in Radio Pakistan when he was a college student in 1948.

In 1985, after finishing his learning, Das moved to Dhaka and joined as a member of the Nazrul Sangeet Promanikoron Board at Nazrul Institute.^[1] He taught Nazrul Sangeet to the young artists of the institute.^[1]

Personal life

Das was married to Neelima Das.^[1] She is also an artist of Nazrul Sangeet. She also received Nazrul Padak and Channel i Lifetime Achievement award.^[8] His niece Alaka Das is an artist of Classical and Nazrul Sangeet.^[9]^[10]

Awards

Shaheed Altaf Mahmood Memorial Gold Medal (1985)^[11]
Ekushey Padak (1988)
Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Lifetime Achievement (2010)^[12]
Nazrul Padak (1999)
Churulia Nazrul Academy's Nazrul Award
Nasiruddin Gold Medal
Zebunnessa- Mahbubullah Trust Gold Medal

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nadia Sarwat (August 27, 2008). "A lifetime of preserving Nazrul's music". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ "Sudhin Das no more". The Daily Star. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Sadya Afreen Mallick (May 21, 2014). "Sudhin Das Preserving Nazrul's treasure troves". The Daily Star.
^ Zahangir Alom (March 6, 2014). "Nazrul Sangeet Across the world". The Daily Star.
^ সুধীন দাশ সুরের আকাশে শুকতারা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). April 10, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ রবীন্দ্রনাথকে হৃদয়ে ধারণ ও নজরুল চেতনায় উজ্জীবিত হতে হবে. Comillar Kagoj (in Bengali). May 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ সুধীন দাশ. gunijan.org.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ "Channel i holds Nazrul Mela". The Daily Star. May 26, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ কুমিল্লার সাথে নজরুলেরআত্মিক সম্পর্ক রয়েছে. Comillar Kagoj (in Bengali). Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ Saurav Dey (September 4, 2014). "The depth of Nazrul's lyrics attracts me..." The Daily Star. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ "Sudhin Das and Bipul Bhattacharya receive awards". The Daily Star. September 1, 2010.
^ Zahangir Alom (April 11, 2010). "Meril Prothom Alo Awards : Lifetime honour goes to Nazrul exponent Shudhin Das". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 29, 2017.