Alaka Das | |
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অলকা দাশ | |
 Alaka Das in 2019 | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Relatives | Sudhin Das (uncle) |
| Awards | District Shilpakala Padak[1] 2014 Nazrul Sommanona 2011[2] |
Alaka Das (Bengali:অলকা দাশ) is an artist of classicalmusic of Bangladesh born in Comilla in 1946. She is noted for singing many unconventional raagas (classical music) in state owned media.
Das' father was a classical musician, Pandit Surendra Narayan Das.[3][4] She learnt all the basics of music from her father. Her uncle isSudhin Das,[5] from whom she learnt Nazrul Sangeet for a few days. Her younger brother Manas Kumar Das,[6][7] Subrata Das and Tapas Kumar Das are also singers ofNazrul Sangeet inBangladesh.
Das started her professional music career by enlisting inBangladesh Betar during 1963. Later, she enlisted inBangladesh Television during 1967. She is enlisted in both this state owned media as a Senior Artist of classical music andNazrul Sangeet. After the death of her father, since 1986, she is acting as a Principal of Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan, one of the oldest music schools inBangladesh. This music school was established by Suren Das in 1942 at Talpukur Par, Comilla.[citation needed]
