Hemanta Kumar Jamatia Explained

Birth Name:Hemanta Kumar Jamatia
Birth Date:1954
Birth Place:Teliamura, West Tripura (now Khowai district), Tripura, India
Years Active:1983 - present
Known For:Kallu Kumhar Ki Unakoti

Hemanta Kumar Jamatia is a Tripuri folk singer, songwriter, composer and politician.[1] He is a member of the Communist Party of India and the Secretary of the party's Teliamura committee.[2] [3] He received the 1996 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for folk and tribal music.[4] [5]

Biography

Already a musician at 14, Jamatia joined the Tripura National Volunteers (TNV), a militant group.[6] He left the group in 1983.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Das . Haripada . Khagendra Jamatia No More Peoples Democracy . 19 February 2024 . peoplesdemocracy.in.
  2. News: Former Tripura CM Manik Sarkar criticizes govt over privatization of Electricity, Railways . 19 February 2024 . tripuratimes.com . en.
  3. News: BJP rule will be marked for poor governance, said CPI(M) polit bureau member Manik Sarkar . tripurainfo.com.
  4. Web site: Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardees .
  5. News: Former militant turned folk musician from Tripura receives Sangeet Natak Akademi award . India Today . en.
  6. Web site: Hemanta Kumar Jamatia - from a hardcore militant to custodian of folk-music of Tripura . www.oknortheast.com.
  7. News: Former guerrilla is Tripura's folk music custodian . gulfnews.com . 4 September 2006 . en.

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