14 Facts About Chinmoy Chattopadhyay

Chinmoy Chattopadhyay was a Bengali singer, primarily known for singing Rabindrasangeet songs.

Chinmoy Chattopadhyay is widely considered as one of the greatest exponents of Rabindrasangeet.

Chinmoy Chattopadhyay was born in 1930 in Panihati in Bengal, India.

Chinmoy Chattopadhyay passed Matriculation from Tirthapati Institution in Calcutta and BA from Ashutosh College, West Bengal, India.

Vishmadev Chattopadhyay was an eminent vocal artist in Indian Classical Music, a revered Guru in the Delhi Gharana of the vocal classical genre, and a music director in Bengali Film Industry in its early era.

When Chinmoy Chattopadhyay was a student, one day he had the opportunity to see a program of Vishmadev Chattopadhyay, one of the leading classical singer of India.

On hearing this, Vishmadev Babu requested Chinmoy Chattopadhyay to sing a song.

The next day Vishmadev Chattopadhyay himself went to Chinmoy's house.

Chinmoy Chattopadhyay took training on classical music from Bhishmadev Chattopadhyay for about twelve consecutive years.

Chinmoy Chattopadhyay used to sing in Akashvani from the age of only nineteen.

Chinmoy Chattopadhyay stood out among other stalwarts like Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and Debabrata Biswas and became extremely popular due to his melodious voice.

Chinmoy Chattopadhyay recorded more than 150 Rabindrasangeet songs and was a regular fixture on All India Radio's programs on Rabindrasangeet.

Chinmoy Chattopadhyay died on 26 July 1987, at the age of 57, due to liver ailments.

Chinmoy Chattopadhyay sang many Rabindrasangeet which were widely released during his lifetime as well as after his death.