
Banani Ghosh is a notable
Rabindra Sangeet singer who has done justice with Tagore`s songs with her melody and appeal. Rabindra Sangeet for Banani Ghosh is priesthood. She started receiving training in Rabindra Sangeet when she was six years old. Banani Ghosh underwent a rigorous training in Rabindra Sangeet, Classical, traditional songs and Bhajans under eminent scholars in
Kolkata and
Santiniketan.
Early Life of Banani Ghosh
Banani Ghosh was born to a culturally sound family who originally belongs to Baligaun in Mymensingh district of unified India to father, Late Prafulla Krishna Ghose. Her father shares a close intimacy with
Rabindranath Tagore. He also possesses a talent of composing poems, writings of stories, and biographies of Indian illuminates.
Bonani Ghosh after obtaining graduation from
Rabindra Bharati University - Kolkata, also did graduation from Geetabitan -Kolkata. Then she underwent three years rigorous training at Santiniketan under the guidance of Padmashri Smt. Kanika Banerjee. She received training from Romesh Bandopadhyay, Sukhendu Goswami, Nani Gopal Chattopadhyya, Manju Gupta, Dilip Roy, D.L. Roy, Padma-bibhusan Ustad
Ali Akbar Khan, Padmasri Gyan Ghosh and Sri. Kshiti Mohan Sen Shastri, Saileja Ranjan Mazumder, Romesh Bandopadhyay, Anadi Kumar Dastidar, Kanika Banerjee & Maya Sen.
Career of Banani Ghosh
Bonani Ghosh has lent her voice in the Bengali movie Pratisruti under the music direction of Late Hemanta Mukherjee. In the year 1961, under the music direction of Late Santosh Sengupta executed Rabindra Sangeet in Tagore documentaries. Since the year 957, Banani Ghosh has been associated with the highly esteemed Gramophone Company of India Ltd. and from the year 1982, she was associated with Polydor Rhyme Records. At the
All India Radio since the year 1954, she has been executing Rabindra Sangeet, Atulprosadi and Bhajans.
During her stay at Switzerland, Banani Ghosh used to perform on a regular basis from the BBC in London from the year 1961 to 1964 for their local and Eastern services. Since its inauguration in the year 1975, she has been performing at the
Doordarshan Kendra. In the United States, she runs Antara, a Rabindra Sangeet organization which trains thousands of students across the USA over the years. Throughout North America also Banani Ghosh executed Rabindra Sangeet on Radio and Television shows.
Awards of Banani Ghosh
As recognition to her talent she has been conferred with many accolades. The Indian Community of Rochester, New York conferred her Plaque of Honour in the year 1983. For her persistent commitment to upgrade the music of Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali Association of Singapore conferred her felicitation in the year 1985. The Banga Sammelan Committee in the year 1985 awarded her for her allegiance and unappeasable effort to promote the Bengali culture in USA and Canada. Rabindranath Tagore Lecture Foundation of Toronto, Canada for being the musical ambassador to promote the genius of Tagore in the year 1986 gave honour at the auspicious occasion of the 125th Tagore anniversary.
She is the recipient of several more awards.
(Last Updated on : 31/10/2011)