Kanika Bandyopadhyay dead

CALCUTTA, APRIL 5. Ms. Kanika Bandyopadhyay, exponent of Rabindranath Tagore songs, whose melodious voice won the hearts of millions over half-a-century, died at the State-run SSKM hospital on Wednesday morning after a protracted illness.

Ms. Bandyopadhyay (76), one of the few surviving disciples of Tagore, was admitted to the hospital on March 8 with complains of acute lung infection and cardiological complications, hospital sources said here.

Winner of several awards including Padmashree, Desikottam (the highest award of Visva Bharati University), EMI Golden Disc and Allauddin Khan Awards, Ms. Kanika Bandyopadhyay was married to Mr. Birendra Chandra Bandyopadhyay, who was a deputy librarian of Visva Bharati University, in 1945.The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee today condoled the death of noted Rabindra Sangeet exponent Kanika Bandopadhyay, and said her passing away is a loss to the world of Indian music and culture.

- PTI

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