Ramkumar Chattopadhyay
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Ramkumar Chattopadhyay (1921 — 18 March 2009) was an eminent Bengali singer, composer and music director. He was well known as a classical singer with a unique repertoire of Puratani (old Bengali) songs, devotional songs and Tappa.{{cite web|url=https://bengalfoundation.org/portfolio/ramkumar-chatterjee/|title=Ramkumar Chattopadhyay|work=bengalfoundation.org|access-date=15 April 2025}}
Early life
Ramkumar was born in 1921 at Darjipara of North Kolkata in a family with musical background. His grandfather was a classical singer from whom Chattopadhyay learned Tabla. He took lesson on classical music from Jatin Chatterjee, a singer of Bishnupur gharana.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bengalfoundation.org/music/artist-bio.php?singerid=63|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722041154/http://www.bengalfoundation.org/music/artist-bio.php?singerid=63|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2018|title=RAMKUMAR CHATTOPADHYAY|access-date=28 November 2018}}
Music career
Chattopadhyay first got an opportunity to accompany Kazi Nazrul Islam during a public meeting held by Subhash Chandra Bose in Kolkata. He learned Tappa from Kolobabu alias Jitendranath Bandopadhyay. Sarat Chandra Pandit appointed him as a regular artist of Akashbani Kolkata and after that Chattopadhyay was established as a professional singer. His unparalleled skills lay in giving humorous, quirky twists to traditional forms of music, which were appreciated by classical music lovers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/music/in-pics-the-indian-legends-music-lost-783072-5.html|title=In pics: The Indian legends music lost|website=news18.com|access-date=28 November 2018}} He composed music in two Bengali movies named Strir Patra in 1972 and Parikrama in 1996. He gained much popularity for Shyama Sangeet and Bengali Puratani Song or Baithaki Gaan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/bengali-music-legend-ramkumar-chattopadhyay-dead_100168193.html|title=Bengali music legend Ramkumar Chattopadhyay dead|website=thaindian.com|access-date=28 November 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/692571/quicksilver-tappas-from-beyond-the-gwalior-and-banaras-gharanas|title=Quicksilver tappas from beyond the Gwalior and Banaras gharanas|date=6 December 2014 |access-date=28 November 2018}} In his career he worked as a playback singer in number of Bengali films. Chattopadhyay died at 89 due to sepsis and multi organ failure at a private hospital in Kolkata. His son, Srikumar Chattyopadhyay is also a Bengali Classical Singer.{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/music-maestro-ramkumar-dead/436459/|title=Music maestro Ramkumar dead|website=indianexpress.com|access-date=28 November 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/bangla-singer-ramkumar-chattopadhyay-passes-away|title=Bangla singer Ramkumar Chattopadhyay passes away|access-date=28 November 2018}} On 1 June 2017 a statue of Chattopadhyay was inaugurated in Kolkata by Mala Roy, the then Chairperson of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/outside_jsp/Ramkumar_Chattopadhyay_03_06_2017.jsp|title=Inauguration of statue of eminent singer Ramkumar Chattopadhyay|access-date=28 November 2018}}
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External links
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Category:Indian male classical musicians
Category:Indian classical composers
Category:21st-century Indian singers
Category:Bengali playback singers
Category:21st-century Indian male singers