| Indra Mohan Rajbongshi | |
| Native Name: | ইন্দ্র মোহন রাজবংশী |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Indra Mohan Rajbongshi (26 January 1946 – 7 April 2021)[1] [2] was a Bangladeshi folk singer.[3] He was the recipient of 2018 Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh.[4]
In the early 1950s, Rajbongshi learnt music from his grandfather, Krishna Das Rajbongshi.[5] He was involved with Jatra, Palagaan, Nazrul Sangeet and folk songs.[5] He was admitted to the Bulbul Lalitakala Academy in Nazrul song in the late 1960s and completed the five-year course. In 1963, he started to learn folk songs under Hafizur Rahman.[5] He joined the Government College of Music in 1974.
In 1971, Rajbongshi took part in Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra.[6]
In 1998, Rajbongshi established a folk organisation, Bangladesh Lok Sangeet Parishad (Folk Song Council).[7] It works to practice, preserve, promote and do research on folk songs.[5] He wrote about 100 folk songs for children, including songs on our liberation war and language movement.[5]
Rajbongshi received his Certificate of World Master from Kim Sung Oak, chairperson of The Association of World Masters for the Exchange of Arts and Culture.[8]
Rajbongshi died on 7 April 2021 after catching COVID-19 at a hospital in Dhaka. [9]
Rajbongshi is survived by his wife, folk singer Deepti Rajbongshi, daughter Sangita Rajbongshi Das, and son Dipankar Rajbongshi.[1]