Mamta Chandrakar

Mamta Chandrakar
PS
Mamta Chandrakar
Born (1958-12-03) 3 December 1958
Durg, Madhya Pradesh, India
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Nationality Indian
Other names Mokshada Chandrakar
Occupation Asst. Director All India Radio Akashvani in Raipur, Playback Singer, Chhattisgarhi Folk Singer
Years active 1968–present
Spouse(s) Prem Chandrakar
Children Purvi Chandrakar
Parent(s) Dau Mahasingh Chandrakar (father)
Gayabai Chandrakar (mother)
Relatives Dr. B.L.Chandrakar (Brother)
Pramila Chandrakar (Sister)
Honours

Mamta Chandrakar (born 3 December 1958) is a Padma Shri Awarded folk singer of Chhattisgarh.[2] She is referred to as the Nightingale of Chhattisgarh. Mamta Chandrakar has her post graduation degree in singing from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya. Mamta Chandrakar has started singing from the age of 10 years and professionally took it as folk singer in 1977 with Aakashvani Kendra Raipur. She is a Padmshree Awardee in 2016 for her work, she has bagged several other state-level awards. Her husband Prem Chandrakar is a producer in Chhollywood.

Early life

Mamta Chandrakar was born in the year 1958 to Mr. Dau Maha Singh Chandrakar who himself had deep knowledge of folk music.[3] The time when Bollywood music was influencing the local folk music, he started a company called "Sonha-Bihan" in 1974. Sonha-Bihan was aimed to keep the soul of folk music alive in people’s heart and mind with this thought Sonha-Bihan performed in front of forty to fifty thousand people in March 1974. Late Dau Maha Singh dedicated his whole life to promote the folk music. Mamta Chandrakar took her early lessons from her father himself. She then enrolled in Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya for further studies in music. In 1986, she got married to Prem Chandrakar, a director and producer of Chhattisgarhi Cinema. The couple had a daughter in 1988.

Awards

  • 2018 Chhattisgarh Vibhuti Alankaran[4]
  • 2016 Padma Shri Award[5]
  • 2013 Chhattisgarh Ratna [6]
  • 2012 Dau Dular Singh Mandraji Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Mamta Chandrakar gets Honours from the Govt. Culture Dept. of Chhattisgarh". 26 Jan 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mamta Chandrakar". cgkhabar. 26 Jan 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Smt. Mamta Chandrakar – Folk Singer" (PDF). CEO Chhattisgarh. 10 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Chhattisgarh Vibhuti Alankaran". CG News. 2018.
  5. ↑ "Padma Shri Award to Mamta Chandrakar". Jagran. 25 Jan 2016.
  6. ↑ "Chhattisgarh Ratna". Facebook. 20 Dec 2013.
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