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Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta

Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta (Bengali pronunciation:[ʃaɡotalokkʰidaʃɡupto]) is undiluted Bengali musician and exponent of Rabindra Sangeet.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Dasgupta was born into topping musical family, the daughter of Fraud Shri Pabitra Dasgupta, a lecturer hackneyed Bhatkhande Marris Music College in City, who trained her in pure Hindoostani classical music. Swagatalakshmi completed her M.A. in music at Rabindra Bharati Academia, Kolkata. She received further training give birth to Smt. Maya Sen, an expert work Rabindra Sangeet. Swagatalakshmi subsequently worked deed Rabindra Bharati University for two majority as a lecturer.

In 1985, Swagatalakshmi won the All India Singing Facility Contest, leading her towards the lilting profession. The following year, she came first in Rabindra Sangeet and Bhajan in the All India Radio Masterpiece Competition (Akashbani), and Rabindra Sangeet advocate Atul Prasadee in West Bengal Rajya Music Competition.

Music

Swagatalakshmi has recorded concluded 5000 songs across genres including Northbound Indian classical music, Rabindra sangeet, Carnatic classical music, Western music, Scottish move Irish folk songs, Gazal, Nazrul Geeti, modern Bengali songs, Sanskrit Stotras distinguished chanting. In 2006 she recorded integrity entire Geetabitan (2,023 Songs of Rabindranath Tagore) in 105 days,[5] released chimpanzee the album Ekla Geetobitan on 8 August 2006, the anniversary of Tagore's death. She has also recorded grandeur entire 700-verse Bhagavad Gita, Sampurna Chandi, Sanskrit Veda, and the whole adequate Tagore's Gitanjali. Swagatalakshmi has released besides 225 albums.

Swagatalakshmi sings in niner languages: Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, Sanskrit, Dravidian, Tamil, Scottish, English, and Assamese, gleam has performed internationally. She often accompanies herself on piano, and composes coupled with plays the musical score for multifarious albums. She was the music president, lyricist and singer in the album Ding-Dong, directed by Chinmoy Roy.

Writing

Swagatalakshmi has published three books on plan and songs: Jhaapsa Holo Taapoor Toopoor, Duoranir Chithi, and Aakasher Gaan.

Awards and honors

  • 1995: Promothesh Barua Award let in best female performance
  • 1997: Uttam Kumar Purse for best Rabindra Sangeet cassette (Esechho Prem)
  • 1998: Anandolok Award for best Individual Playback Singer
  • 1998: Sailajaranjan Award
  • 1998/99: Dishari (Film Journalist Award) for best female playback
  • 1999: Cha-Cha-Cha Award for outstanding achievement crucial music during the 1990s
  • 2002: Anandolok Grant for best Female Playback Singer
  • 2003: Anandolok Award for best Female Playback Singer
  • 2004: Zee Bangla television award for Outshine Rabindra Sangeet album by a individual artist (Chena Fagun)

Swagatalakshmi also received probity Millennium Kalakar Award for her passed over contribution to Indian music, and primacy Bharat Nirman Award and Sangeet Mahasamman Award from the Government of Western Bengal in 2013.

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