Pabitra Mohan Dey

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Pabitra Mohan Dey
পবিত্র মোহন দে
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Born (1937-05-01) 1 May 1937 (age 88)
Mymensingh, Bengal Province, British India
OriginMymensingh
InstrumentTabla

Pabitra Mohan Dey (born 1 May 1937) [1] is a Bangladeshi tabla (a percussion instrument in the form of a drum) player. [2] [3] He was awarded 2016 Shilpakala Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to instrumental music [4] and won the Independence Award in 2023 for his contribution to the field of cultural. [5]

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Early life and career

Dey was born on 1 May 1937 in Chukaitola, Akua, Mymensingh. He took tabla lessons from his elder brother Mithun Dey. [1]

Dey is serving as a tabla teacher at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) Sangeet Bidhalaya. [6]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 পবিত্র মোহন দে [Pabitra Mohan Dey]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali).
  2. ↑ Mohan Dey, Pavitra. "Pandit Pavitra Mohan Dey". The Daily Star.
  3. ↑ Mainul Hassan (March 24, 2009). "Jatiyo Rabindra Sangeet Shammilan '09 ends". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "BSA to confer Shilpakala Padak on July 20". The Daily Star. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ BSS (9 March 2023). "Nine individuals, one institution get Independence Award-2023". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  6. ↑ Aminul Islam (July 4, 2015). "Tabla maestro Pandit Pabitra Mohan Dey recognised". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ গানের যুগ সারথি (in Bengali). Bengal Classical Musical Fest. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
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