Papia Sarwar
পাপিয়া সারোয়ার
Born21 November
Barisal
GenresRabindra Sangeet
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1966–present

Papia Sarwar (née Rahman, born on 21 November) is a Bangladeshi singer. She is an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet, the songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore. She earned Rabindra Award from Bangla Academy in 2013, Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2015 and Ekushey Padak in 2021.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Sarwar was born in Dhaka. She took music lessons from Atiqul Islam, Waheedul Haq, Sanjida Khatun and Zahidur Rahim at Chhayanaut in 1966 and later at Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts.[4][5] She was a student of the Department of Zoology at the University of Dhaka. In 1973, she received a scholarship from the Government of India to study Rabindra Sangeet at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan. In Visva-Bharati University, she was trained in classical music under Dhrubotara Joshi and in Rabindra Sangeet under Santidev Ghosh, Subinoy Roy, Kanika Banerjee and Nilima Sen.[4]

Career

Sarwar established a musical troupe named "Geetoshudha" in 1996.[6]

Works

Albums

Personal life

The fifth of eight children of Sayed Bazlur Rahman and Fatema Rahman, she has been married to Sarwar A Alam since 1978.[9][2] Together they have two daughters: Zaara Sarwar, Assistant Professor of Biology in The College of New Jersey, and Jisha Sarwar, a public executive at the Canadian Ministry of Finance.[8]

References

  1. ^ Alom, Zahangir (8 May 2013). "Days in Shantiniketan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Seven eminent citizens awarded Bangla Academy fellowship". The Daily Star. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ "21 eminent personalities named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Birthday celebrations for Papia Sarwar". The Daily Star. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. ^ আজীবন সম্মাননায় পাপিয়া সারোয়ার [Papia Sarwar gets lifetime achievement award]. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Geetosudha celebrates 21 years". The Daily Star. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Papia Sarwar's new album hits the market". The Daily Star. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Papia and Jisha's musical venture". The Daily Star. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  9. ^ পাপিয়া সারোয়ার. Jai Jai Din (in Bengali). 25 November 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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