Bijoy Sarkar
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Bijoy Sarkar (born Bijay Krishna Adhikari; 20 February 1903 – 4 December 1985) was a Bengali poet, baul singer, lyricist and composer.[1][2]
Biography
Sarkar was born in Dumdi village, Jessore District, British India (now Narail District, Bangladesh).[3]
He studied at Tabra Primary School, taught there briefly, later worked as a rent collector, and participated in stage performance and folk songs. In 1925, he joined Manohar Sarkar from Gopalganj and Rajendranath Sarkar.[1]
Recordings
- Bengali folk songs, Bijoy Sarkarer gaan (2004)
Awards
Sarkar was awarded the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's highest civilian award for contribution in the field of arts, posthumously in 2013.[3]
References
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Further reading
- Kobiyal Bijoy Shorkarer Jibon O Shongit (Life and Songs of Kaviyal Bijay Sarkar), Bangla Academy, 1994: includes about 375 of his songs.
Sk Makbul Islam's article "Methodological Understanding of Researches Executed on Bijay Sarkar", published in 'Folklore and Folkloristics', Vol. 7, No. 2, December 2014 (Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn".), p. 95-175.
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