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Prabodh Chandra Dey (born films and other vernacular Indian films, especially Bengali . In fact, arguably he is the greatest trained male singer of bollywood. EARLY LIFE He was born to Purna Chandra Dey (his father) and Mahamaya Dey (his mother). Apart from them, in his childhood he was greatly inspired and influenced by his youngest paternal uncle Sangeetacharya (meaning "Venerable Teacher of Music" in Sanskrit ) Krishna Chandra Dey , who loved and pampered little Manna. He received his early education in a small pre-primary school popularly known as Indu Babur Pathshala. Thereafter he was sent to Scottish Church Collegiate School and later to the Scottish Church College to complete his schooling and pre-university education. After that, he was admitted to Vidyasagar College for his graduate education. From his very childhood, Manna Dey manifested a keen liking for sports events like Wrestling and Boxing and excelled in both. He is a jovial personality and is known for playing pranks upon people. His contemporaries readily acknowledge him as one of the most sociable contemporaries in his chosen vocation (a characteristic rare among contemporary fellow musicians, perhaps with the exception of the late Kishore Kumar ). MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN It was on the 18th December 1953, Manna Dey married Sulochana Kumaran from Kerala . Suroma Dey, who was the eldest daughter was born on 19th October 1956, and on 20th June 1958, Sumita Dey followed. EARLY CAREER It was during his intermediate classes at Scottish Church College that Manna Dey’s vocal talent became apparent. Beating the tables of the classroom and singing aloud to entertain his compatriots during recess became a common feature for the budding talent. Later he started taking singing lessons from his uncle Krishna Chandra Dey and from Ustad Dabir Khan. It was during this period of time that Manna Dey stood first for three consecutive years in three different categories of inter-collegiate singing competitions. In 1942 , Manna Dey accompanied his renowned uncle Krishna Chandra Dey on a visit to Mumbai . And there first under the tutelage of his uncle, and later Sachin Dev Burman , Manna Dey started working as a successful assistant Music Director . Later he also assisted other famous music composers and then decided to work independently. But even while working separately as a music director for different successful Hindi films, Manna Dey never stopped taking musical lessons in Hindustani Classical Music from two stalwarts, Ustad Aman Ali Khan and Ustad Abdul Rahman Khan. Manna Dey started his career in playback singing with the film ''Tamanna'' in 1943. The musical score was set by his uncle Krishna Chandra Dey and he had to sing a duet with Suraiya . The song was an instant hit. People across the country loved the song. In 1950, ''Mashal'' was the second film where Manna Dey got the opportunity to sing a solo ''Upar Gagan Vishal'' and this time the melody was created by Sachin Dev Burman. In 1952, Manna Dey sang both for a Bengali and a Marathi film of the same name and storyline – ''Amar Bhupali'', and established himself as a leading Bengali playback singer. SUCCESS AND FAME Perhaps his talent received his best accolade from the legendary and Anil Biswas agreed that Manna Dey could sing any song of Mohammad Rafi , Kishore Kumar , Mukesh and Talat Mehmood , but Rafi, Kishore, Mukesh and Talat would not be able to render vocally much of the technically perfect songs of Manna Dey. He is perhaps the most versatile singer living today. He recorded a legendary duet with classicist Bhimsen Joshi -- ''Ketaki Gulab Juhi''. He also sang completely different genres of duet songs with Kishore Kumar like for example ''Yeh Dosti Hum Nehi Torenge (Sholay)'' and ''Ek Chatur Naar (Padosan)''. Manna Dey sang side by side the legendary Hemanta Mukherjee in Bengali film industry and also for other contemporary Bengali composers of the time offering unforgettable scores for modern Bengali songs. His immortal duet with Lata Mangeshkar in the film Sankhyabela in the lips of Uttam Kumar, "Ke Prothom Kachhe Esechi" brought him back to mainstream Bengali film music. In fact it would not be wrong to claim that it was he who pioneered a new genre in Indian music where he infused Indian classical music within a pop music frame work. It is hardly surprising that Manna's versatility extends to the more technically demanding genre of Rabindra Sangeet as well. His experimentation with western music produced many unforgettable melodies. To date there is no Indian language which has not been influenced by the melody of this multi-talented singer. He has recorded more than 3500 songs. His music has enthralled the audience throughout the world. He has been awarded with titles like the National Singer of India, Padma Shri , and Padma Bhushan by the Government Of India . IMPACT ON MUSIC The fame of Manna Dey has over flown to every part of the globe, more specifically wherever there is an Indian Diasporic community. In fact, it may be said that his is not merely a name that is deified everywhere, rather it creates a ripple of mixed feeling of love and worship whenever cited. People venerate him not only for his musical bearing but because he epitomizes in his work a wonderful combination of Melody and Poetry . His stance in Indian music vindicates the axiom – that art outlives the artist. Manna Dey currently lives in Bangalore in the township of Kalyannagar. After spending more than fifty years in Bombay , he moved on to Bangalore . He still maintains a Calcutta address. At the age of 88, he travels widely all over the world and performs a lot of stage programmes. A short list of awards and honors received by him from time to time is given chronologically. AWARDS
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DISCOGRAPHY Qawwali'('Yeh Ishq Ishq hai, Aye mere zohra-jabeen, yari hai iman mera) Romantic duet (Pyar hua iqraar hua, aja sanam madhur,dil ki gira khol do, ye raat bhigi bhigi, soch ke yei gagan jhume,murmur ke na dekh, o chand muskuraya, belia belia, chand gayo pai bichua,sham dhale jamuna kinare,yei raat chalte, zindegi hai khel,aan milo san,allah jane mai hu kaun,) Classical (Poochho na kaise, Sur na saje, laga chunri me dag, phul gendwa na maro,lapak jhapak tu, nache mayura, ketaki gulab juhi, bhay bhanjana bandana, mohammed shah rangile, tum ban jiban, bhor aie gaya andhia, are hato kahe ko jhume)
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