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Dilipkumar Roy | |
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Born | Krishnanagar, Nadia, Bengal Presidency, India (now West Bengal, India) | 22 January 1897
Died | 6 January 1980 Pune, India | (aged 82)
Occupation | playwright and musician |
Nationality | Indian |
Genre | Drama, song, essay |
Dilip Kumar Roy (22 January 1897 – 6 January 1980), also spelt Dilipkumar Roy, was an Indian musician, singer, musicologist, novelist, poet, essayist and yogi. He was the son of Dwijendralal Ray (or Roy). In 1965, the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, awarded him its highest honour for lifetime achievement, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.[1][2][3][4][5]