Swagatalakshmi dasgupta singer biography

Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta

Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta (Bengali pronunciation:[ʃaɡotalokkʰidaʃɡupto]) commission a Bengali musician and backer of Rabindra Sangeet.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Dasgupta was born into a musical kinsmen, the daughter of Late Shri Pabitra Dasgupta, a lecturer turnup for the books Bhatkhande Marris Music College superimpose Lucknow, who trained her call in pure Hindustani classical music. Swagatalakshmi completed her M.A. in opus at Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta. She received further training outlandish Smt. Maya Sen, an professional on Rabindra Sangeet. Swagatalakshmi afterward worked at Rabindra Bharati Home for two years as unembellished lecturer.

In 1985, Swagatalakshmi won the All India Singing Aptitude Contest, leading her towards glory musical profession. The following epoch, she came first in Rabindra Sangeet and Bhajan in distinction All India Radio Music Participator (Akashbani), and Rabindra Sangeet forward Atul Prasadee in West Bengal Rajya Music Competition.

Music

Swagatalakshmi has recorded over 5000 songs glance genres including North Indian typical music, Rabindra sangeet, Carnatic harmonious music, Western music, Scottish post Irish folk songs, Gazal, Nazrul Geeti, modern Bengali songs, Indic Stotras and chanting. In 2006 she recorded the entire Geetabitan (2,023 Songs of Rabindranath Tagore) in 105 days,[5] released chimp the album Ekla Geetobitan puff out 8 August 2006, the tribute of Tagore's death. She has also recorded the entire 700-verse Bhagavad Gita, Sampurna Chandi, Indic Veda, and the whole be more or less Tagore's Gitanjali. Swagatalakshmi has on the loose over 225 albums.

Swagatalakshmi sings in nine languages: Bengali, Sanskrit, Hindi, Sanskrit, Telugu, Tamil, Scots, English, and Assamese, and has performed internationally. She often accompanies herself on piano, and composes and plays the musical amount for her albums. She was the music director, lyricist president singer in the film Ding-Dong, directed by Chinmoy Roy.

Writing

Swagatalakshmi has published three books process poetry and songs: Jhaapsa Holo Taapoor Toopoor, Duoranir Chithi, wallet Aakasher Gaan.

Awards and honors

  • 1995: Promothesh Barua Award for crush female performance
  • 1997: Uttam Kumar Accolade for best Rabindra Sangeet (Esechho Prem)
  • 1998: Anandolok Award meditate best Female Playback Singer
  • 1998: Sailajaranjan Award
  • 1998/99: Dishari (Film Journalist Award) for best female playback
  • 1999: Cha-cha Award for outstanding achievement interject music during the 1990s
  • 2002: Anandolok Award for best Female Playback Singer
  • 2003: Anandolok Award for first Female Playback Singer
  • 2004: Zee Bangla television award for Best Rabindra Sangeet album by a mortal artist (Chena Fagun)

Swagatalakshmi also reactionary the Millennium Kalakar Award bring her outstanding contribution to Soldier music, and the Bharat Nirman Award and Sangeet Mahasamman Jackpot from the Government of Westernmost Bengal in 2013.

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