Bijoy Sarkar (born Bijay Krishna Adhikari; 20 February 1903 – 4 December 1985) was a
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
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poet,
baul
The Baul () are a group of mystic minstrels of mixed elements of Sufism and Vaishnavism from different parts of Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley and Meghalaya. Bauls constitute bot ...
singer, lyricist and composer.
Biography
Sarkar was born in Dumdi village, Jessore District,
British India
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(now
Narail District
Narail District () is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Khulna Division.
History
Narail town was named after a feudal lord (a zamindar). The zamindars established a market at Roopgonj, also named after a zamindar. They est ...
,
Bangladesh
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).
He studied at Tabra Primary School, taught there briefly, later worked as a rent collector, and participated in stage performance and folk songs. In 1925, he joined
Manohar Sarkar from
Gopalganj and
Rajendranath Sarkar.
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Recordings
* Bengali folk songs, Bijoy Sarkarer gaan (2004)
Awards
Sarkar was awarded the Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ...
, Bangladesh's highest civilian award for contribution in the field of arts, posthumously in 2013.[
]
References
Further reading
* ''Kobiyal Bijoy Shorkarer Jibon O Shongit'' (Life and Songs of Kaviyal Bijay Sarkar), ''Bangla Academy
The Bangla Academy (, ) is the official regulatory body of the Bengali language in Bangladesh. It is an autonomous institution funded by the Government of Bangladesh that fosters the Bengali language, literature and culture, works to develop an ...
'', 1994: includes about 375 of his songs.
Sk Makbul Islam's article "Methodological Understanding of Researches Executed on Bijay Sarkar", published in 'Folklore and Folkloristics', Vol. 7, No. 2, December 2014 (), p. 95-175.
Bengali people
1903 births
1985 deaths
Bangladeshi male songwriters
Bangladeshi Hindus
Bangladeshi lyricists
Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
People from Narail District
20th-century Bangladeshi male singers
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