Bratati Bandopadhay or Bratati Banerjee is a

Bengali language Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second m ...

elocutionist. She is the founder head of Kabyayan, an institution for practising elocution and Bratati Parampara, an organization that works on elocution and other forms of performing arts. She recites works of old and contemporary Bengali poets like

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

, Nazrul Islam,

Sukumar Ray Sukumar Ray (; 30 October 1887 – 10 September 1923) was a Bengali writer and poet from the Indian subcontinent. He is remembered mainly for his writings for children. He was the son of children's story writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and ...

and

Shankha Ghosh Sankha Ghosh (born Chittapriya Ghosh; 5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021) was an Indian poet and literary critic. He was born in Chandpur District of the then Bengal Presidency, present day Bangladesh. His ancestral home was at Banaripara Upazila ...

to name a few.

Early life

She was born to Manjul Kumar Bandyopadhyay and Maya Bandyopadhya in

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. Her education started at Bethune Collegiate School at

. During her college days, she moved to Barasat,

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, of Kolkata along with her parents and her younger brother. She secured first class in Masters examination in

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from the

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Works

Bratati gave more than 2000 poetry recitals in India and abroad. She has been invited by several countries all over the world including the US, UK, Australia, Kuwait, Muscat Singapore and Bangladesh. In December 1996, she gave her first three-hour-long solo recital titled Ek Sandhyay Eka Bratati which created a milestone in the cultural history of Bengal. Emotions and ecstasies charged the full-house audience as she put forth every brilliant poem with all its exquisite beauty and appeal. Till date Kolkata witnessed 7 solo recitals given by her, each of three-hour-duration, with full-house. Some of her highly appreciated recitals include Ek Sandhyay Eka Bratati (Part 2 and 3) Pachishey Bratati, Chirasakha and Chiradiner. Bratati set up Kabyayan, an institution for practicing recitation, which now caters almost 800 students. Recently it has completed 25 years of its journey. She is the founder head of Bratati Parampara that promotes recitation and allied forms of performing art in a more professional manner. She is a mentor for elocution in the schools run by the Techno India Group where she along with her students gives lessons to school children. She conducted a special workshop for inmates of Presidency Correctional Home in 2006. Albums Bratati has more than 60 albums to her credit till date. Some of her published titles are given below. Based on

's works: *Rabindranath O Rabindranath (Asha Audio) *Chirosakha (Asha Audio) *Tomar Andhar Tomar Alo (Saregama) *Chhotoder Rabindranath (Saregama) *Amar Rabindranath (Saregama) *Ebang raktakarabi (Saregama) *Ebang Strir Patra (Saregama) *Jharer Kheya (Atlantis Music) *Monere Tai Kaho Je (Sound Wing) *Satobarsho Pare (Sound Wing) *Dujone dekha holo (with Srabani Sen) (Picasso Entertainment) *Gitanjali (with Pratush Bandyopadhyay) (Saregama) *Mohordi (with Rezwana Chowdhury Banya) (ATMA Cassettes) Modern poems *Jiban Gaan (Asha Audio) *Chiradiner (Saregama) *Sunil Sagare (Saregama) *Bhalo Theko (Saregama) *Romance (Saregama) *Sudhu Kabitar Janya (Saregama) *Kathamanabi (Saregama) *Phire eso Agun (Saregama) *Ami-i Sei Meye (Saregama) *Jayjayanti (With Srikanta Acharya and Joy Goswami) (Orion) For Children *Phul Pakhi Tarader Sange (Bhavna) *Dao Phire Se Chhelebela (HMV) *Hip Hip Hurray (Bhavna)

Filmography

* Rangeen Godhooli (2009, as an actor)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bandyopadhyay, Bratati Living people Indian spoken word artists University of Calcutta alumni 21st-century Bengalis Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Bengalis