Kamol Dasgupta’s birth anniv today

Today is the 104th birth anniversary of twentieth century Bengali music director, composer and folk artiste Kamol Dasgupta (July 28, 1912—July 1974). He was such a rare personality who made the best use of his talents in the field of music composition, direction and its promotion throughout his life. An astonishing 8000 songs of different genres have immortalised his name and made him one of the most influential music maestros in the Indian subcontinent. Gupta dedicated his whole life to take Bangla music to a different height of popularity.
Born in Jessore, Kamol ventured into the world of music at a very early age under the guidance of his elder brother. In 1935, he joined the Gramophone Company of India as a music director. During his position at HMV, he developed a close tie with poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and composed the music for almost 400 of his songs.
He composed the music for about 80 Bangla films, including ‘Pandit Moshai’, ‘Shesh Uttar’, ‘Sahadharmini’, ‘Jogajog’, ‘Bideshini’, ‘Nandita’, ‘Bhabikaal’, ‘Rangamati’, ‘Anuradha and Prarthana’, among others and Hindi films include ‘Jawab’, ‘Hospital’, ‘Rani’, ‘Arabian Nights’, ‘Bindiya’, ‘Krishan Leela’, ‘Phulwari’ and others.
Noted Nazrul Sangeet singer Feroza Begum was his wife and two of his sons Shafin Ahmed and Hamin Ahmed are two contemporary popular musicians of the country, while Tasin Ahmed is the eldest son of Gupta.
Kamal Dasgupta, along with his family, shifted to Dhaka from Kolkata in 1967. In 1974, he breathed his last at the age of 62.

Kamol Dasguptas birth anniv today

Today is the 104th birth anniversary of twentieth century Bengali music director, composer and folk artiste Kamol Dasgupta (July 28, 1912July 1974). He was such a rare personality who made the best use of his talents in the field of music composition, direction and its promotion throughout his life. An astonishing 8000 songs of different genres have immortalised his name and made him one of the most influential music maestros in the Indian subcontinent. Gupta dedicated his whole life to take Bangla music to a different height of popularity. Born in Jessore, Kamol ventured into the world of music at a very early age under the guidance of his elder brother. In 1935, he joined the Gramophone Company of India as a music director. During his position at HMV, he developed a close tie with poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and composed the music for almost 400 of his songs. He composed the music for about 80 Bangla films, including Pandit Moshai, Shesh Uttar, Sahadharmini, Jogajog, Bideshini, Nandita, Bhabikaal, Rangamati, Anuradha and Prarthana, among others and Hindi films include Jawab, Hospital, Rani, Arabian Nights, Bindiya, Krishan Leela, Phulwari and others. Noted Nazrul Sangeet singer Feroza Begum was his wife and two of his sons Shafin Ahmed and Hamin Ahmed are two contemporary popular musicians of the country, while Tasin Ahmed is the eldest son of Gupta. Kamal Dasgupta, along with his family, shifted to Dhaka from Kolkata in 1967. In 1974, he breathed his last at the age of 62.