Manas Chakraborty
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Manas Chakraborty
| image = Manas Chakraborty.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1942|09|09}}
|birth_place = Barishal, Bengal Presidency, British India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2012|12|12|1942|09|09}}
|death_place = Kolkata, India
| origin = Barishal, Bangladesh
| genre = Indian classical music
| occupation = musician
| years_active = 1950–2012
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| website = {{URL|manaschakraborty.com/}}
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Pandit Manas Chakraborty{{cite web|url=https://www.swarganga.org/artist_details.php?id=647 |title= Manas Chakraborty |publisher= SwarGanga Music Foundation |date=20 December 2012 |accessdate=22 November 2013}} (Bengali: মানস চক্রবর্তী Maanosh Chokrobortee) (9 September 1942 – 12 December 2012) was an Indian classical vocalist.{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-13/kolkata/35795817_1_classical-music-pandit-ajoy-chakraborty-classical-vocalist |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011315/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-13/kolkata/35795817_1_classical-music-pandit-ajoy-chakraborty-classical-vocalist |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Veteran singer Manas Chakraborty passes on|date=13 December 2012 |work=The Times of India |accessdate=27 January 2013}} He was taught music by his father Tarapada Chakraborty. Chakraborty performed at many music conferences and programs including the Allauddin Music Conference (1976), the 5th RIMPA Music Festival (Benaras, 1984), and the Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav (Pune, 1984). He was a writer and composer, and used the pseudonym Sadasant or Sadasant Piya for composing bandishes.{{cite web |url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_news_views/obituary/manas_chakraborty.html |title=Remembering Pandit Manas Chakraborty |publisher=ITC Sangeet Research Academy |date=20 December 2012 |accessdate=22 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010018/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_news_views/obituary/manas_chakraborty.html |archivedate=3 December 2013 }} He composed many Bengali songs{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}. He wrote a book with Bengali poems named "Tumio Bhetore Neel Nakhastra" edited by Maitrayee Bandyopadhyay and published by Pratibhas Publication.
Awards
- Heritage Samman by Heritage World Society, Tower Group (2012){{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Sangeet Samman Award, Presented by The Dover Lane Music Conference (2011){{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Dishari Award (Twice) – West Bengal Journalists' Association{{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Maharishi Award (1987) – Maharishi World Centre of Gandharva Veda at U.K. Roydon Hall{{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Girija Shankar Memorial Award (1989) – Girija Shankar Smriti Parishad{{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Jadubhatta Award (1995) – Salt Lake Cultural Association, Kolkata{{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Outstanding Citizen Award (2000) – English Teaching Union.{{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Award for his excellence at 15th Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Sangeet Sammellan – Samrat Sangeet Academy (Goa).{{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Felicitated by Rotary International{{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Felicitated by Dover Lane Music Conference (1992) on his 50th birth-anniversary{{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Felicitated by Kotalipara Sammelani (2000){{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Felicitated by Samatat for his contribution in the field of Indian Arts and Music{{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
- Lifetime Achievement Award from Mohanananda Brahmachari Sishu Seva Pratisthan{{Cite web|url=http://www.manaschakraborty.com/awards.html|title=Manas Chakraborty|website=manaschakraborty.com|access-date=2019-06-10}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.manaschakraborty.com/ ManasChakraborty.com]
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Category:Indian male classical musicians
Category:20th-century Indian musicians
Category:20th-century Indian male singers