Sudhin Das
{{Short description|Bangladeshi musician (1930-2017)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sudhin Das
| native_name = সুধীন দাশ
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1930|4|30}}
| birth_place = Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|06|27|1930|4|30|df=yes}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = Playback singer, composer, music director
| years_active = 1945–2017
| children = Niloy Das, Suparna Das
| father = Nishi Kanta Das
| mother = Hemprabha Das
| relatives = Surendra Narayan Das (brother){{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-51975|title=A lifetime of preserving Nazrul's music|date= August 27, 2008|accessdate=June 29, 2017|author=Nadia Sarwat|newspaper=The Daily Star}}
| awards = Ekushey Padak
}}
Sudhin Das ({{IPA|bn|ʃudʱn daʃ|pron}}; 30 April 1930 – 27 June 2017){{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/sudhin-das-no-more-1425748|title=Sudhin Das no more|date=June 29, 2017|accessdate=June 29, 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}} was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet musician.{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sudhin-das-preserving-nazruls-treasure-troves-24993|title=Sudhin Das Preserving Nazrul's treasure troves|date=May 21, 2014|author=Sadya Afreen Mallick|publisher=The Daily Star}} He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh.{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/nazrul-sangeet-across-the-world-14256|title=Nazrul Sangeet Across the world|author=Zahangir Alom|date=March 6, 2014|work=The Daily Star}}
Early life and career
Das was born in Bagichagaon, Comilla, to Nishi Kanta Das and Hemprabha Das on 30 April 1930.{{cite news|url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-04-10/news/55371|script-title=bn:সুধীন দাশ সুরের আকাশে শুকতারা|language=bn|date=April 10, 2010|accessdate=June 29, 2017|newspaper=Prothom Alo}} Das started learning music at Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan in Comilla, established by his elder brother Suren Das in 1942.{{cite news|url=http://www.comillarkagoj.com/2016/05/29/23242.php|script-title=bn:রবীন্দ্রনাথকে হৃদয়ে ধারণ ও নজরুল চেতনায় উজ্জীবিত হতে হবে|language=bn|work=Comillar Kagoj|date=May 29, 2016|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gunijan.org.bd/GjProfDetails_action.php?GjProfId=103|script-title=bn:সুধীন দাশ|language=bn|website=gunijan.org.bd|accessdate=June 29, 2017}} Das was enlisted in Radio Pakistan when he was a college student in 1948.
In 1985, after finishing his learning, Das moved to Dhaka and joined as a member of the Nazrul Sangeet Promanikoron Board at Nazrul Institute. He taught Nazrul Sangeet to the young artists of the institute.
Personal life
Das was married to Neelima Das. She is also an artist of Nazrul Sangeet. She also received Nazrul Padak and Channel i Lifetime Achievement award.{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/channel-i-holds-nazrul-mela-25623|title=Channel i holds Nazrul Mela|date=May 26, 2014|accessdate=June 29, 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}} His niece Alaka Das is an artist of Classical and Nazrul Sangeet.{{cite news |url=http://www.comillarkagoj.com/2016/08/30/30861.php|script-title=bn:কুমিল্লার সাথে নজরুলেরআত্মিক সম্পর্ক রয়েছে|work=Comillar Kagoj |language=bn|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/the-depth-of-nazruls-lyrics-attracts-me-40066|title=The depth of Nazrul's lyrics attracts me...|date=September 4, 2014|accessdate=June 29, 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star|author=Saurav Dey}}
Awards
- Shaheed Altaf Mahmood Memorial Gold Medal (1985){{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=153070|title=Sudhin Das and Bipul Bhattacharya receive awards|date=September 1, 2010|work=The Daily Star}}
- Ekushey Padak (1988)
- Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Lifetime Achievement (2010){{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=133821|title=Meril Prothom Alo Awards : Lifetime honour goes to Nazrul exponent Shudhin Das|author=Zahangir Alom|work=The Daily Star|date=April 11, 2010|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}
- Nazrul Padak (1999)
- Churulia Nazrul Academy's Nazrul Award
- Nasiruddin Gold Medal
- Zebunnessa- Mahbubullah Trust Gold Medal
References
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Category:Bangladeshi male musicians
Category:Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singers
Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
Category:Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy
Category:Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime Achievement Award winners