Nirmala Mishra (21 October 1938 – 31 July 2022) was an Indian singer of predominantly Bengali and Odia film songs. She also sang popular
Assamese songs, most notably "Ki Naam di Matin". She was a recipient of the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Das Award as an honour for her lifetime contribution to Odia music.
Early life and family
Mishra was born in
Majilpur
Jaynagar Majilpur () is a town and a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the southern suburbs of Kolkata. As an urban setup in the vicinity of Kolkata, the town is within the ar ...
, as the daughter of Pandit Mohinimohana Mishra and Bhabani Devi on the eve of
Durga Saptami. Later for her father's job, her family settled down in
Chetla
Chetla is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography Police district
Chetla police station is part of the South division of Kolkata Police
The Kolkata Police Force (KPF) is one of the ...
of
Kolkata
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. There was a musical environment in her family. Father Pandit Mohinimohan Mishra and elder brother Murarimohan Mishra, both were famous singers. Her family title was Bandopadhyay (Banerjee). Later her family was awarded the title of 'Mishra'. Her father was also awarded the titles of 'Pandit', 'Sangitratna', and 'Sangitnayak' on behalf of 'Kashi Sangit Samaj'.
Career
Music director
Balakrushna Das
Sangeeta Sudhakara Balakrushna Dash () was a veteran Guru of Odissi music. One of the chief disciples of the legend Pt Gokul Srichandan, Gokul Chandra Srichandan of Kendrapada, Dash worked variously as a vocalist, composer and music director. He re ...
gave her a chance to sing a song in 1960 for the first time in the Odia movie ''
Shri Lokanath''.
Some of the hit Odia movies in which she has sung are:
''Stree'',
''Kaa'', ''
Malajanha'',
''Abhinetree'',
''Anutap'', ''
Kie Kaahaara'', ''
Amadaa Baata'', and ''
Adina Megha
''Adina Megha'' (1970), ( English: ''The Unwanted Cloud'') is a classic Odia film directed by Amit Maitra.
Cast
* Prashanta Nanda - Suresh
* Jharana Das - Champak
* Sandhya
* Bhanumati Devi
* Dukhiram Swain
Dukhiram Swain (died 18 Jan ...
''.
Honours and awards
* Balakrushna Das Award
References
External links
*
Nirmala Mishra: Odia Music Songs Collection
1938 births
2022 deaths
Singers from West Bengal
Indian women playback singers
Indian women singer-songwriters
Indian singer-songwriters
20th-century Indian singers
20th-century Indian women singers
Women musicians from West Bengal
People from Jaynagar Majilpur
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