Classic Bengali playback and Adhunik · 1940s – 1980s
Nirmala Mishra
নির্মলা মিশ্র
Born21 October 1938Died31 July 2022, KolkataSinging years1950s – 2010s
Bengali and Odia songs in one gentle voice.
Nirmala Mishra sang mainly Bengali and Odia film and modern songs, and is remembered in Bengal for Emon Ekti Jhinuk Khunje and her songs for children.
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Landmark songs
Emon Ekti Jhinuk Khunje
Saregama Bengali
Tomar Akash Duti Chokhe
Saregama Bengali
O Tota Pakhi Re
A children's favourite.
Saregama Bengali
Life
She recorded through the golden years of Bengali modern song and became equally loved in Odisha, where her film songs earned her the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Das Award.
She also sang popular Assamese songs, and continued performing on stage into her later years.
The voice
A soft, rounded voice with a gentle, unhurried phrasing.
Bengali songs 1
Ami To Tomar Chirodiner Hasi Kannar Sathi
Saregama Bengali · audio
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