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Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Bengali: হেমন্ত কুমার মুখোপাধ্যায়; Hemonto Kumar Mukhopaddhae) also known as Hemanta Mukherjee (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989) was an Bengali singer, composer and producer. He sang in Hindi films under the name Hemant Kumar. Hemanta was born in the city of Varanasi, India although his family hailed from a village named Baharu in West Bengal.He joined Jadavpur University to pursue Engineering,however, he quit academics to pursue a career in music, despite parental objection. He briefly tried his hand at literature and also published a short story in a prestigious Bengali magazine called Desh, but by the late-1930s he was committed entirely to music. Under the influence of his friend Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Hemanta recorded his first song for All India Radio in 1933. Hemanta's music career was primarily mentored by the Bengali musician, Sailesh Duttagupta. In an interview on television in the early 1980s, Hemanta had mentioned that he had also received classical music training from Ustad Faiyaz Khan, but his tutelage was cut short by Ustad's untimely death. In 1937, Hemanta cut his first gramophone disc under the Columbia label. Thereafter, every year Hemanta continued to record non-film discs for the Gramophone Company of India (GCI) till 1984. Hemanta is considered a foremost exponent of Rabindrasangeet. His first recorded Rabindrasangeet was in the Bengali film Priya Bandhabi (1944). The song was Pather Sesh Kothaye. In the late 1950s, Hema
Amay Prashna Kare Neel Dhrubatara
1,2412Ei Meghla Dine Ekla
9893Ei Raat Tomar Amar
6884Ei Path Jodi Na Shes Hoy
4935Ferano Jaabe Na Aar
3066Olir Katha Shune Bakul Hase
2437Ami Jharer Kachhe Rekhe Gelaam - Hemanta Mukherjee
2388Neer Chhoto Kshati Nei
1969Sailaab: Hai Yeh Duniya Kaunsi
14210Sun Ja Dil Ki Dastaan
118Bengali Monsoon Hits - Hemanta Mukherjee
Ferano Jaabe Na Aar
Bollywood - Before The Slumdog Millionaire Years
Priyatama
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The Rough Guide to the Music of India
Bees Saal Baad

Dhanraj Tamang , Swati , Sansarer Itikatha , Sat Maa

Legends (Rabindra Sangeet) - Hemanta Mukherjee

Hemanta Sings For Salil Chowdhury
Amaaye Prasno Kare

Hemanta Legends Vol-2