Big setback for Bangla music, popular folk singer Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya dies in road accident

Kalika Prasad

Source: Facebook

Popular Bangla folk singer Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya passed away in a road accident . Born in Silchar in Assam, Bhattacharya made a name for himself in the Bangla music industry by popularising rural folk traditions. Over the years he had done a significant amount of research on folk songs of Eastern India and delved into the socio-economic context in which they evolved.He was also popular in Bangladesh



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