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 [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

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]

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