Bijoy Sarkar

Bijoy Sarkar
Native name বিজয় সরকার
Born Bijay Krishna Adhikari
(1903-02-20)20 February 1903
Dumdi village, Narail, British India (now in Bangladesh)
Died 4 December 1985(1985-12-04) (aged 82)
Nationality Bangladeshi
Known for poetry, songs

Bijoy Sarkar (born Bijay Krishna Adhikari, 20 February 1903 – 4 December 1985) was a Bangladeshi poet, baul singer, lyricist and composer.[1][2]

Biography

Sarkar was born in Dumdi village, Jessore District, British India (now Narail District, Bangladesh).[3]

He studied at Tabra Primary School, taught there briefly, later worked as a rent collector, and participated in stage performance and folk songs. In 1925, he joined Manohar Sarkar from Gopalganj and Rajendranath Sarkar.[1]

Recordings

  • Bengali folk songs, Bijoy Sarkarer gaan (2004)

Awards

Sarkar was awarded the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's highest civilian award for contribution in the field of arts, posthumously in 2013.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Haq, Md. Enamul. "Sarkar, Bijay Krishna". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ Rosan, Robab (3 December 2005). "Baul songs: now a world heritage". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 11 April 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  3. 1 2 Bose, Ponuel S (24 February 2014). "Kobial Bijoy Sarkar's 112th birth anniversary observed". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

Further reading

  • Kobiyal Bijoy Shorkarer Jibon O Shongit (Life and Songs of Kaviyal Bijay Sarkar), Bangla Academy, 1994: includes about 375 of his songs.


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