Dr. Reba Som (born,Darjeeling,West Bengal) is an academic, historian, writer and classical singer from India. She was the director ofIndian Council for Cultural Relations' Rabindranath Tagore Centre in Kolkata from 2008 to 2013.
Reba Som is also a trained singer ofRabindrasangeet and songs of Kazi Nazrul Islam. Her compact discs, "Selected Songs of Rabindranath Tagore" (III Millenneo, Rome, Italy 2003 and Saregama – India, May 2004) and "Love Songs of Kazi Nazrul Islam" (Times Music, 2016) include her English translations of the lyrics.
Married toIndian Foreign Service officerHimachal Som in 1971, Reba has travelled all over the world on postings that include Brazil, Denmark, Pakistan, United States, Bangladesh, Canada, Laos, Italy amongst others. Rome was the last posting where her husband was India's Ambassador. She has two sonsVishnu Som, one of India's leading television journalist and news anchor and Abhishek Som,[1] a U.S. based investment banker.