Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya কালিকা প্রাসাদ ভট্টাচার্য | |
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 Bhattacharya in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 11 September 1970 Silchar, Assam, India[1] |
| Died | 7 March 2017 (aged 46) Gurap, Hooghly district, West Bengal, India |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Website | doharfolk |
Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya (11 September 1970 – 7 March 2017)[2] was an Indian folk singer and researcher. He was born and raised in Silchar, Assam. He went on to study comparative literature at Jadavpur University. His musical inspiration was his uncle Ananta Bhattacharya.[3] In 1999, he co-founded the band Dohar with the intent to revive the folk music tradition of Northern and Eastern Bengal. He also contributed music to a number of movies. His last movie was Bhuban Majhi (2017). He was associated with the popular Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, a renowned Bengali music reality show. His last concert was in the Baguihati Krishi Mela.
- ^ "Kalika Prasad: Music from the periphery falls silent". Newsmen. March 7, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ ""Bhuban Majhi" screening today". The Daily Star. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Kalikaprasad on his Life with the Soil". showvelvet.com. Sep 15, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.