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Papia Sarwar

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Papia Sarwar
পাপিয়া সারোয়ার
Birth namePapia Rahman
Born(1952-11-21)21 November 1952
Barisal, Khulna Division, East Bengal, Pakistan
Died12 December 2024(2024-12-12) (aged 72)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
GenresRabindra Sangeet
Years active1966–2024

Papia Sarwar (née Rahman; 21 November 1952 – 12 December 2024) was a Bangladeshi singer. She was an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet, the songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore. She earned the Rabindra Award from the Bangla Academy in 2013, the Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2015 and the Ekushey Padak in 2021.[1][2][3]

Sarwar's notable songs include "Nai Telephone Nai Re Peon Nai Re Telegram".[4]

Early life and education

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Papia Sarwar was born in Barisal to Sayed Bazlur Rahman and Fatema Rahman in Barisal on 21 November 1952.[5] Papia was the fifth of their eight children. 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.[6][7] 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.[6]

Career

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Sarwar established a musical troupe named Geetoshudha in 1996.[8] Her published albums include Purna Chander Mayay (2013)[9] and Chokher Dekha Praner Katha (2014).[10]

Personal life and death

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Papia Sarwar married Mohammed Sarwar-E-Alam in 1978.[11][2] Together they had two daughters, Zaara Sarwar, an assistant professor of biology in The College of New Jersey, and Jisha Sarwar, a public executive at the Canadian Ministry of Finance.[10]

As of 2008, Sarwar lived in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.[12]

Sarwar was diagnosed with cancer in 2021.[4] She was placed on ventilator support on 11 December 2024,[13] and died from the disease on 12 December, at the age of 72.[5][14]

References

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  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 "Papia Sarwar on life support". Dhaka Tribune. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Rabindra Sangeet icon Papia Sarwar passes away". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Birthday celebrations for Papia Sarwar". The Daily Star. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  7. ^ আজীবন সম্মাননায় পাপিয়া সারোয়ার [Papia Sarwar gets lifetime achievement award]. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Geetosudha celebrates 21 years". The Daily Star. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Papia Sarwar's new album hits the market". The Daily Star. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Papia and Jisha's musical venture". The Daily Star. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  11. ^ পাপিয়া সারোয়ার. Jai Jai Din (in Bengali). 25 November 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  12. ^ Mia, Sajeeb (6 May 2015). "Prim and proper Papia". Prothomalo. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Papia Sarwar in critical condition, placed on life support". The Daily Star. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Papia Sarwar no more". The Daily Star. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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