Bhubaneswari Mishra
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରୀ ମିଶ୍ର
Birth nameBhubaneswari Mishra
Born(1950-01-25)25 January 1950
Odisha, India
Died19 February 2016(2016-02-19) (aged 66)
New Delhi, India
GenresOdissi music
Occupation(s)Odissi music singer

Bhubaneswari Mishra (25 January 1950 — 19 February 2016) was an Odissi classical singer and playback singer. She was a disciple of Adiguru Singhari Shyamsundar Kar. She was married to Dr. Jagamohan Misra, who was a popular physician and poet of Puri town. Her daughter Kasturika Mishra is also a trained classical vocalist.

She began her career singing Tiki Mora Naa for the film Krushna Sudama. She contributed several playback songs for films, including Itikili Mitikili in the film Sakhi Gopinath, Jahna Ra Sindura Gaara in Belabhumi, and Dayamayee Mahamayee Maa Mangala in Jay Maa Mangala.[1]

Mishra was awarded the Odisha State Film Award for best female singer in 1979 and 1980 for the films Srikrushna Rasalila and Jay Maa Mangala respectively.[2]

The Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, described her as a "very talented artist” and her death as "a great loss in the field of music and culture."[3]

A photograph of Mishra is displayed in the new film gallery of the Bhubaneswar State Museum, opened in May 2018, along with other notable playback singers such as Prafulla Kar and Sikander Alam.[4]

Mishra died on 19 February 2016 in New Delhi following a cardiac arrest.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ayaskant (19 February 2016). "Eminent Odisha vocalist Bhubaneswari Mishra passes away | OdishaSunTimes.com". Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Noted singer Bhubaneswari Mishra passes away". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Singer Bhubaneswari Mishra passes away". India Today. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Odisha Museum to have coin, film galleries". Odisha Sun Times. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Noted singer Bhubaneswari Mishra passes away". The Hindu. 20 February 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 December 2018.


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