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Indian Folk Singer

Hemanta Kumar Jamatia
BornHemanta Kumar Jamatia
1954
Teliamura, West Tripura (now Khowai district), Tripura, India
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Politician
Years active1983 - present
Known forKallu Kumhar Ki Unakoti
Awards

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

Biography

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

References

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