Sonam Tshering Lepcha Explained

Sonam Tshering Lepcha
Birth Date:3 January 1928
Birth Place:Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
Death Date:30 July 2020 (aged 92)
Death Place:Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
Occupation:Folk musician
Lyricist
Known For:Lepcha folk songs
Parents:Nimgay Tamsang
Awards:Padma Shri
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
SNA Tagore Akademi Ratna Award

Sonam Tshering Lepcha (3 January 1928 – 30 July 2020) was an Indian folk musician, composer and lyricist.[1] He was the first among Lepcha people to air his voice on All India Radio and was credited with the revival of Lepcha culture, one of the indigenous cultures of the Indian state of Sikkim. He was reported to be credited with over 400 folk songs, 102 folk dances and 10 dance dramas.[2] He died on 30 July, 2020 due to cardiac arrest.[3] [4] [5]

Early life

Sonam Tshering was born on 3 January 1928 in Bong Busty, Kalimpong, West Bengal, and started his career as a soldier.[6]

Career

Lepcha travelled in Sikkim, collecting traditional musical instruments and compiling songs and became the first Lepcha to feature on All India Radio in 1960. He is the founder of a museum in Kalimpong which houses several ancient and rare artifacts including indigenous musical instruments, ancient weapons and manuscripts. He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award of the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1995.[7] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for contributions to folk music.[8] In 2011, in connection with the 150th Birthday celebrations of Rabindranath Tagore, Sangeet Natak Akademi selected 100 eminent performing artists of the country and Tshering Lepcha was included in the list of 50 for the Tagore Akademi Ratna Award.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sonam Tshering Lepcha on India Online . India Online . 2016 . 16 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Ministry of Home Affairs, Blog report . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2016 . 18 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510131250/http://youforalltube.appspot.com/www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/pdf/nenl0407.pdf . 10 May 2017 .
  3. Web site: PM Modi condoles folk musician Sonam Tshering Lepcha's death: Anguished by his demise . PTI . 30 July 2020 . . 30 July 2020 . 31 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200731021037/https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/people/story/pm-modi-condoles-folk-musician-sonam-tshering-lepcha-s-death-anguished-by-his-demise-1706095-2020-07-30 . live .
  4. Web site: Padma Shri awardee Sonam Tshering Lepcha dies at 92; PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee condole demise . . 30 July 2020 . 30 July 2020 . 2 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200802135514/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jul/30/padma-shri-awardee-sonam-tshering-lepcha-dies-at-92-pm-modi-mamata-banerjee-condole-demise-2176974.html . live .
  5. Web site: Folk musician Sonam Tshering Lepcha dead . . 30 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Sonam Tshering Lepcha KALIMPONG . Vijay Parimoo . YouTube video . 15 April 2012 . 16 January 2016.
  7. Web site: Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards) . Sangeet Natak Akademi . 2016 . 16 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm . 30 May 2015 .
  8. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2016 . 3 January 2016 . 15 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . dead .
  9. Web site: Tagore Akademi Ratna and Tagore Akademi Puraskar . Sangeet Natak Akademi . 2016 . 16 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707094419/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/tagoreawards.htm . 7 July 2014 .

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