Ramkumar chatterjee wikipedia

Ramkumar Chattopadhyay — 18 March was an eminent Bengali singer, composer and music director. He was well known as a classical singer with a unique repertoire of Puratani old Bengali songs, devotional songs and Tappa. Ramkumar was born in at Darjipara of North Kolkata in a family with musical background. His grandfather was a classical singer from whom Chattopadhyay learned Tabla.

He took lesson on classical music from Jatin Chatterjee, a singer of Bishnupur gharana. He learned Tappa from Kolobabu alias Jitendranath Bandopadhyay. Sarat Chandra Pandit appointed him as a regular artist of Akashbani Kolkata and after that Chattopadhyay was established as a professional singer. His unparalleled skills lay in giving humorous, quirky twists to traditional forms of music, which were appreciated by classical music lovers.

Ramkumar Chattopadhyay ( — 18 March ) was an eminent Bengali singer, composer and music director.

Chattopadhyay died at 89 due to sepsis and multi organ failure at a private hospital in Kolkata. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects.