Sunil Kumar Dhar | |
Native Name: | সুনীল কুমার ধর |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Birth Date: | 28 March 1933 |
Birth Place: | Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Death Place: | Mymensingh, Bangladesh |
Sunil Kumar Dhar (28 March 1933 – 27 August 2020)[1] was a Bangladeshi classical musician.[2]
Dhar was born in Tarati village, Muktagachha Upazila, Mymensingh District to Akshya Kumar Dhar and Surashibala Dhar.[3]
Dhar took music lessons from Allauddin Khan in 1952.[2] He took lessons on Dhrupad and Dhamar from Ustad Jagadananda Barua. He was a regular performer in Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar.[2] He is the founder principal of Mymensingh Nazrul Academy since 1966 and the president of Dhruba Parishad Mymensingh unit.[4]