Pabitra Mohan Dey পবিত্র মোহন দে | |
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Born | Mymensingh, Bengal Province, British India | 1 May 1937
Origin | Mymensingh |
Instrument(s) | Tabla |
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]
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]
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