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Hemanta Kumar Jamatia

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Hemanta Kumar Jamatia
Born
Hemanta Kumar Jamatia

1954
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Politician
Years active1983 - present
Known forKallu Kumhar Ki Unakoti
Awards

Hemanta Kumar Jamatia is a Tripuri folk singer, songwriter, composer and politician.[1] He is a member of the Communist Party of India and the Secretary of the party's Teliamura committee.[2][3] He received the 1996 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for folk and tribal music.[4][5]

Biography

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Already a musician at 14, Jamatia joined the Tripura National Volunteers (TNV), a militant group.[6] He left the group in 1983.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Das, Haripada. "Khagendra Jamatia No More | Peoples Democracy". peoplesdemocracy.in. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Former Tripura CM Manik Sarkar criticizes govt over privatization of Electricity, Railways". tripuratimes.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "BJP rule will be marked for poor governance, said CPI(M) polit bureau member Manik Sarkar". tripurainfo.com.
  4. ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardees".
  5. ^ "Former militant turned folk musician from Tripura receives Sangeet Natak Akademi award". India Today.
  6. ^ "Hemanta Kumar Jamatia - from a hardcore militant to custodian of folk-music of Tripura". www.oknortheast.com.
  7. ^ "Former guerrilla is Tripura's folk music custodian". gulfnews.com. 4 September 2006.