Sudhin Das

Sudhin Das (pronounced [ʃudʱn daʃ]; 30 April 1930 – 27 June 2017)^[2] was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet musician.^[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh.^[3][4]

Sudhin Das
সুধীন দাশ
Born	(1930-04-30)30 April 1930 Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	27 June 2017(2017-06-27) (aged 87) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupations	Playback singer, composer, music director
Years active	1945–2017
Children	Niloy Das, Suparna Das
Parents	Nishi Kanta Das (father) Hemprabha Das (mother)
Relatives	Surendra Narayan Das (brother)[1]
Awards	Ekushey Padak

Early life and career

Das was born in Bagichagaon, Comilla, to Nishi Kanta Das and Hemprabha Das on 30 April 1930.^[5] Das started learning music at Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan in Comilla, established by his elder brother Suren Das in 1942.^[6][7] Das was enlisted in Radio Pakistan when he was a college student in 1948.

In 1985, after finishing his learning, Das moved to Dhaka and joined as a member of the Nazrul Sangeet Promanikoron Board at Nazrul Institute.^[1] He taught Nazrul Sangeet to the young artists of the institute.^[1]

Personal life

Das was married to Neelima Das.^[1] She is also an artist of Nazrul Sangeet. She also received Nazrul Padak and Channel i Lifetime Achievement award.^[8] His niece Alaka Das is an artist of Classical and Nazrul Sangeet.^[9][10] His son Niloy Das, was a prominent guitarist, music director, and singer.

Awards

• Shaheed Altaf Mahmood Memorial Gold Medal (1985)^[11]
• Ekushey Padak (1988)
• Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Lifetime Achievement (2010)^[12]
• Nazrul Padak (1999)
• Churulia Nazrul Academy's Nazrul Award
• Nasiruddin Gold Medal
• Zebunnessa- Mahbubullah Trust Gold Medal