Musical Evening at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre on March 15

DHAKA, March 12 (Xinhua) — Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh is organising ‘Boshante Hemanta’- A Musical Evening of Hemanta Mukhopadhyay’s songs by eminent Indian artist, Mr. Soumyen Adhikari at 6:30 PM on March 15, 2014, at the IGCC, House No. 35, Road No. 24, Gulshan-1.

Born in 1968 at Kolkata, Mr. Soumyen Adhikari was initiated into music by his father, Late Golok Nath Adhikary, after which he trained in Rabindra Sangeet, classical music and modern songs from stalwarts such as Shyamal Chatterjee, Chittopriyo Mukherjee, Probir Mojumder, Amal Mukherjee, Mrinal Banerjee and Kanu Bhattacharjee. Mr. Adhikari’s music is deeply influenced by legendary maestro Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay.

Mr. Adhikari has won several awards during his illustrious career such as “Hemanta Smriti Puroskar”, “Uttam Kumar Smriti Puroskar” and “Loke Nath Award”. Audio cassettes and CDs of solo and duet performances of Mr. Adhikari with celebrities such as Kumar Shanu, Haimanti Shukla, Amrick Singh Arora, Dipankar Chatterjee and Jojo Lopamudra Mitra have been released by top music houses. Mr. Adhikari has also performed as a playback singer in several Bengali films and T.V. serials. He is also a regular performer for All India Radio F.M. Centre, Kolkata; Doordarshan and many private TV channels in India.

Mr. Adhikari has performed extensively within India and abroad. He was invited to sing at the “Bango Sanskritik Sammelan” in Liverpool which was followed by performances in other cities in UK such as London, Glasgow, Manchester and Bolton. He has also performed in USA, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Singapore.

You are cordially invited to attend ‘Boshante Hemanta’ – A Musical Evening of Hemanta Mukhopadhyay’s songs by Mr. Soumyen Adhikari from India at 6:30 PM on March 15, 2014, at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, House No. 35, Road No. 24, Gulshan-1, Dhaka.

Entry is free (No pass required). No bags will be allowed within the IGCC, Gulshan-1 premises during the concert. Press Release