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Pabitra Mohan Dey

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Pabitra Mohan Dey
পবিত্র মোহন দে
Background information
Born (1937-05-01) 1 May 1937 (age 87)
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]

Early life and career

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.