Ila Majumder ( — 3 May 2011) was a Bangladeshi classical vocalist.

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy ( bn, শিল্পকলা একাডেমি; National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts) is the principal state-sponsored national cultural center of Bangladesh. History It is the national academy of f ...

awarded her for the special contribution in the field of culture. She was the spouse of the classical musician of

Barin Mazumder Barin Mazumder (15 February 19213 March 2000) was a Bangladeshi classical musician and educationist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1983 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Mazumder was born into a Jamindar family at Radhanagar in P ...

Early life and career

Majumder had been taught on music by her future husband

since 1954. She completed her master's in philosophy in 1961. She had served as a teacher in the

Willes Little Flower School Willes Little Flower School and College is one of the three first English medium school in Dhaka, Bangladesh and was established in 1956 by philanthropist Josephine Willes. The school follows the English version under Directorate of Secondary a ...

during 1981–2003. She also served as a part-time teacher in the National Music College for 15 years. Majumder was the mother of musician

Bappa Mazumder Shubhashish Mazumder Bappa (born 5 February 1972), commonly known as Bappa Mazumder, is a Bangladeshi singer, lyricist and national film award winner composer. He is the lead singer of the rock band Dalchhut. Bappa is famous for his Bengali rom ...

, music composer Partha Sharothi Mojumdar and mime artist

Partha Pratim Majumder Partha Pratim Majumder ( bn, পার্থ প্রতিম মজুমদার; born 18 January 1954) is a Bangladeshi mime artist who is considered the "forerunner" of mime art in Bangladesh. Born in Pabna District in the north-western p ...

Works

* ''Smritite Srutite Barin Majumder'' * ''Dinguli Mor'' * ''Sangiter Tattakatha''

References

1941 births 2011 deaths People from Pabna District 20th-century Bangladeshi women singers 20th-century Bangladeshi singers Bangladeshi Hindus {{Bangladesh-singer-stub