Indra Mohan Rajbongshi


Indra Mohan Rajbongshi is a Bangladeshi folk singer. He is the recipient of 2018 Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh.

Early life

In the early 1950s, Rajbongshi learnt music under his grandfather, Krishna Das Rajbongshi. He was involved with Jatra, Palagaan, Nazrul Sangeet and folk songs. He was admitted to the Bulbul Lalitakala Academy in Nazrul song in the late 1960s and completed the five-year course. In 1963, he started to learn folk songs under Hafizur Rahman. He joined the Government College of Music in 1974.

Career

In 1971, Rajbongshi took part in Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra.
In 1998, Rajbongshi established a folk organisation, Bangladesh Lok Sangeet Parishad. It works on to practice, preserve, promote and do research on folk songs. He wrote about 100 folk songs for children, including songs on our liberation war and language movement.
Rajbongshi received his Certificate of World Master from Kim Sung Oak, chairperson of The Association of World Masters for the Exchange of Arts and Culture.

Works

;Music albums
As of 2014, Rajbongshi has released nine albums.