Mamta Chandrakar
Mamta Chandrakar | |
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 The President, ShriPranab Mukherjeepresenting thePadma ShriAward to Smt. Mamta Chandrakar, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, atRashtrapati Bhavan,inNew Delhion April 12, 2016. | |
| Born | 3 December 1958 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Mokshada Chandrakar |
| Occupation(s) | Kulpati,Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh
Asst. DirectorAll India RadioAkashvani inRaipur, Playback Singer, Chhattisgarhi Folk Singer |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouse | Prem Chandrakar |
| Children | Purvi Chandrakar |
| Parent(s) | Dau Mahasingh Chandrakar (father) Gayabai Chandrakar (mother) |
| Relatives | Dr. B.L.Chandrakar (Brother) Pramila Chandrakar (Sister) |
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Mamta Chandrakar(born 3 December 1958) is aPadma ShriAwardedfolk singerofChhattisgarh.[2]She is referred to as the Nightingale of Chhattisgarh.[3][4]Mamta Chandrakar has her post graduation degree in singing fromIndira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya.[5]Mamta Chandrakar has started singing from the age of 10 years and professionally took it as folk singer in 1977 with Aakashvani Kendra Raipur. She is a Padmashree Awardee in 2016 for her work, she has bagged several other state-level awards. Her husband Prem Chandrakar is a producer and director inChhollywood.
Early life[edit]
Mamta Chandrakar was born in the year 1958 to Mr. Dau Maha Singh Chandrakar who himself had deep knowledge of folk music.[6]The time whenBollywoodmusic was influencing the local folk music, he started a company called "Sonha-Bihan" in 1974. Sonha-Bihan was aimed to keep the soul of folk music alive in people's hearts and minds. With this thought Sonha-Bihan performed in front of forty to fifty thousand people in March 1974. Late Dau Maha Singh dedicated his whole life to promote the folk music. Mamta Chandrakar took her early lessons from her father himself. She then enrolled in Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya for further studies in music. In 1986, she married Prem Chandrakar, a director and producer of Chhattisgarhi Cinema. The couple had a daughter in 1988.[4]
Awards[edit]
- 2023Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[7]
- 2019 Chhattisgarh Vibhuti Alankaran[8]
- 2016Padma Shri Award[9]
- 2013Chhattisgarh Ratna[10]
- 2012 Dau Dular Singh Mandraji Honours
- Saurabh Chandrakar
References[edit]
- ^"Mamta Chandrakar gets Honours from the Govt. Culture Dept. of Chhattisgarh".26 January 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 15 March 2018.Retrieved15 March2018.
- ^"Mamta Chandrakar".cgkhabar. 26 January 2016.Retrieved26 January2016.
- ^Experts, Disha (5 August 2017).The PADMA ACHIEVERS 2016.Disha Publications.ISBN9789385846649.Retrieved10 March2019.
- ^ab"Mamtha Chandrakar".veethi.com.Retrieved10 March2019.
- ^"TOP FEMALE FOLK SINGERS OF INDIA".wegotguru.com.Retrieved10 March2019.
- ^"Smt. Mamta Chandrakar – Folk Singer"(PDF).CEO Chhattisgarh. 10 September 2012.
- ^"खैरागढ़-छुईखदान-गंडई: लोक गायिका ममता चंद्राकर को मिला संगीत नाटक अकादमी पुरस्कार, राष्ट्रपति ने किया सम्मानित".Amarujala.com(in Hindi).Retrieved1 March2023.
- ^"Chhattisgarh Vibhuti Alankaran".CG News. 2018.
- ^"Padma Shri Award to Mamta Chandrakar".Jagran.25 January 2016.
- ^"Chhattisgarh Ratna".Facebook.20 December 2013.
- Living people
- 1958 births
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
- Indian women folk singers
- Indian folk singers
- Singers from Chhattisgarh
- People from Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- People from Chhattisgarh
- Musicians from Chhattisgarh
- Women musicians from Chhattisgarh
- 20th-century Indian women singers
- 20th-century Indian singers
- 21st-century Indian singers
- 21st-century Indian women singers
- Chhattisgarh MLAs 2018–2023
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- Chhattisgarhi-language singers