Alaka Das Explained

Alaka Das
Native Name:	অলকা দাশ
Native Name Lang:	mr
Occupation:	Musician
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Years Active:	1961–present
Relatives:	Sudhin Das (uncle)
Awards:	District Shilpakala Padak^[1] 2014 Nazrul Sommanona 2011^[2]

Alaka Das (Bengali: অলকা দাশ) is an artist of classical music of Bangladesh born in Comilla in 1946. She is noted for singing many unconventional raagas (classical music) in state owned media.

Family

Das' father was a classical musician, Pandit Surendra Narayan Das.^{[3] [4]} She learnt all the basics of music from her father. Her uncle is Sudhin Das,^[5] from whom she learnt Nazrul Sangeet for a few days. Her younger brother Manas Kumar Das,^{[6] [7]} Subrata Das and Tapas Kumar Das are also singers of Nazrul Sangeet in Bangladesh.

Early life and career

Das started her professional music career by enlisting in Bangladesh Betar during 1963. Later, she enlisted in Bangladesh Television during 1967. She is enlisted in both this state owned media as a Senior Artist of classical music and Nazrul Sangeet. After the death of her father, since 1986, she is acting as a Principal of Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan, one of the oldest music schools in Bangladesh. This music school was established by Suren Das in 1942 at Talpukur Par, Comilla.

Literature works

• During 2015, she published a book of classical music named Raag Manjori (রাগ মঞ্জরী).^[8]
• During 2011, She published the music book Raag Manjusha^[9] as a co-editor along with her brother Manas Kumar Das. This book was written by her father Pandit Suren Das.

Awards and achievement

• District Shilpakala Padak 2014 ^{[10] [11]}
• Songeet Niketan Sommanona 2014^[12]
• Binoy Sahitto Sommanona 2013^[13]
• Nazrul Sommanona 2011 by Nazrul Sangeet Shilpi Porishod, Dhaka^[14]

Notes and References

1. News: http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/saradesh-binodon/2016/07/28/133797.html . bn:৫ গুণীজন পেলেন শিল্পকলা একাডেমি সম্মাননা - সারাদেশ বিনোদন . The Daily Ittefaq . bn . https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081608/http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/saradesh-binodon/2016/07/28/133797.html . 18 April 2017.
2. News: http://www.dailysangram.com/post/54119 . bn:'এ যেন নবীন-প্রবীণ নজরুল চর্চাকারীদের মিলন মেলা' . The Daily Sangram . bn.
3. Web site: http://www.gunijan.org.bd/GjProfDetails_action.php?GjProfId=103 . bn:সুধীন দাশ . Sudhin Das . Gunijan . bn . 2017-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100719052338/http://gunijan.org.bd/GjProfDetails_action.php?GjProfId=103 . 19 July 2010.
4. Web site: http://www.betarprogram.org/songeet . bn:বাংলাদেশ বেতার, হোম . Bangladesh Betar . bn . 2017-04-19 . 2017-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101049/http://www.betarprogram.org/songeet . dead .
5. News: Sudhin Das Preserving Nazrul's treasure troves . The Daily Star . 21 May 2014.
6. News: The depth of Nazrul's lyrics attracts me... . The Daily Star . 4 September 2014.
7. Web site: http://www.betarprogram.org/songeet?sort=a.grade&direction=desc&page=118 . bn:বাংলাদেশ বেতার, হোম . Bangladesh Betar . bn . 2017-04-18 . 2017-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170915160252/http://www.betarprogram.org/songeet?sort=a.grade&direction=desc&page=118 . dead .
8. Web site: https://www.rokomari.com/book/125960/raaga-monjuri--1st-part- . bn:রাগ মঞ্জরী (১ম খণ্ড) - অলকা দাশ . rokomari.com.
9. News: http://sufifaruq.com/gaan-kheko-reference-sources-bn/. bn:যেসব রেফারেন্স থেকে সাহায্য নেয়া (সঙ্গীতের বই ও সাইট) – Sufi Faruq Ibne Abubakar (সুফি ফারুক ইবনে আবুবকর). 2000-01-01. Sufi Faruq Ibne Abubakar (সুফি ফারুক ইবনে আবুবকর). 2017-04-19. en-US.
10. News: http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/saradesh-binodon/2016/07/28/133797.html . bn:৫ গুণীজন পেলেন শিল্পকলা একাডেমি সম্মাননা . The Daily Ittefaq . bn . 2017-04-19.
11. News: http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/914494 . bn:সম্মাননা প্রদান . Prothom Alo . bn . 2017-04-19 . 2017-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162554/http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/914494 . dead .
12. Web site: http://www.chandpurweb.com/chandpur-local-news/2014/06/27/3718 . bn:সঙ্গীত নিয়ে সাধনা না থাকলে প্রকৃত শিল্পী হওয়া যাবে না . chandpurweb.com . bn . 2017-04-18 . 2018-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180227140957/http://www.chandpurweb.com/chandpur-local-news/2014/06/27/3718 . dead .
13. http://weeklyamod-bd.com/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%9F
14. News: http://www.dailysangram.com/post/54119 . bn:'এ যেন নবীন-প্রবীণ নজরুল চর্চাকারীদের মিলন মেলা' . The Daily Sangram . bn . 2017-04-19.