Nirmala Mishra | |
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| Born | 21 October 1938 |
| Died | 31 July 2022(2022-07-31) (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Playback singer |
| Spouse | Pradip Dasgupta |
| Children | Subhojit Dasgupta (Son) |
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Nirmala Mishra (21 October 1938 – 31 July 2022)[1] was an Indian singer of predominantly Bengali and Odia film songs. She also sang popularAssamese songs, most notably "Ki Naam di Matin". She was a recipient of the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Das Award as an honour for her lifetime contribution to Odia music.
Mishra was born inMajilpur, as the daughter of Pandit Mohinimohana Mishra and Bhabani Devi on the eve ofDurga Saptami. Later for her father's job, her family settled down inChetla ofKolkata. There was a musical environment in her family. Father Pandit Mohinimohan Mishra and elder brother Murarimohan Mishra, both were famous singers. Her family title was Bandopadhyay (Banerjee). Later her family was awarded the title of 'Mishra'. Her father was also awarded the titles of 'Pandit', 'Sangitratna', and 'Sangitnayak' on behalf of 'Kashi Sangit Samaj'.
Music directorBalakrushna Das gave her a chance to sing a song in 1960 for the first time in the Odia movieShri Lokanath.[2] Some of the hit Odia movies in which she has sung are:Stree,Kaa,Malajanha,Abhinetree,Anutap,Kie Kaahaara,Amadaa Baata, andAdina Megha.[2][3]
a huge collection of songs in the Oriya film industry with films like Sri Lokanath, Ka, Shree, Jeeban Sathi, Kie Kahara, Nabajanma, Adina Megha, Bandhana, Sansara, Amar Prema, Anutapa, Manikajodi, Dharitri, Chilika Teere and Gharabahuda
Nirmala Mishra has been chosen for the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Dash Samman
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