Tapas Das Explained

Tapas Bapi Das
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Name:Tapas Das
Alias:Tapas Bapi
Birth Date:22 September 1954
Origin:Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Death Place:SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genre:folk-rock
Past Member Of:Moheener Ghoraguli

Tapas Bapi Das (also known as Bapida,[1] or its variations Bapi Da,[2] Bapi-da,[3] (22 September 1954 – 25 June 2023) was an Indian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was one of the founding members of the Bengali rock band Moheener Ghoraguli established in 1975 in Kolkata.

Early life and career

Born on 22 September 1954 into a typical Bengali family, the fourth son of Narayan Chandra Das and Jyotsna Das, Das's musical journey started from an early age. His taste in music was wide and diverse. He also considered his mother, Jyotsna Das as his first Guru or teacher. A self-taught guitarist, Das began playing the instrument during college. In 1975, he became part of the first Bengali rock band Moheener Ghoraguli, along with Gautam Chattopadhyay, Pradip Chatterjee, Ranjon Ghoshal, Bishwanath Chattopadhyay, Abraham Mazumdar, and Tapesh Bandopadhyay.[4]

In 2015, he formed a Bengali band called Moheen Ekhon O Bondhura and released the EP album Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura with Lagnajita Chakraborty, Malabika Brahma and Titas Bhramar Sen.[5] The album consisted of five songs and was a tribute to Moheener Ghoraguli.

Death

Das died of lung cancer at the SSKM hospital at 9:30 AM on 25 June 2023, at the age of 68.[6] [7]   He was admitted to the SSKM hospital under the auspices of the West Bengal government on 3 January 2023 before his death.[8]

Discography

Moheener Ghoraguli albums

See main article: article and Moheener Ghoraguli discography.

Other

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bapi-da of Mohiner Ghoraguli loses battle to cancer . 26 June 2023 . www.telegraphindia.com.
  2. Web site: Correspondent . Entertainment . 25 June 2023 . 'Bapi da' of 'Moheener Ghoraguli' is no more . 26 June 2023 . Prothomalo . en.
  3. Web site: Bapi-da of Mohiner Ghoraguli loses battle to cancer . 26 June 2023 . www.telegraphindia.com.
  4. Web site: Dhar . Arshia . 20 December 2020 . Remembering Moheener Ghoraguli, India's first rock band from Kolkata whose legacy thrives in resistance . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830150754/https://www.firstpost.com/long-reads/remembering-moheener-ghoraguli-indias-first-rock-band-from-kolkata-whose-legacy-thrives-in-resistance-9117691.html . 30 August 2022 . 25 June 2023 . firstpost.com.
  5. Web site: Bangaliana . Sholoana . 3 November 2015 . Sholoanabangaliana - เนื้อหา Blog เกี่ยวกับ SLOTXO . https://web.archive.org/web/20171016020045/http://sholoanabangaliana.in/2015/11/03/bengali-audio-music-album-mohin-ekhon-o-bondhura-carrying-forward-the-legacy-of-mohiner-ghoraguli/ . 16 October 2017 . 25 June 2023 . sholoanabangaliana.in .
  6. https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bapi-da-aka-tapas-das-of-mohiner-ghoraguli-passed-away/amp-31687673034277.html Mohiner Ghoraguli: ক্যানসারের মারণ থাবায় হার মানল জীবন, সুরের জগৎ রেখে বিদায় নিলেন মহীনের ঘোড়াগুলির বাপি'দা
  7. Web site: Bazar . Ananda . প্রয়াত 'মহীনের ঘোড়াগুলি'র বাপিদা, ক্যানসার আক্রান্ত শিল্পী ভর্তি ছিলেন এসএসকেএমে . 25 June 2023 . www.anandabazar.com.
  8. Web site: Mohiner Ghoraguli, Tapas Bapi Das: এক যুগের অবসান, প্রয়াত 'মহীনের' শেষ ঘোড়া বাপিদা! . 25 June 2023 . zeenews.india.com. 25 June 2023 .