Hemanta Kumar Jamatia

Hemanta Kumar Jamatia
Born
Hemanta Kumar Jamatia

1954 (age 71–72)
Teliamura, West Tripura (now Khowai district), Tripura, India
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. He is a member of the Communist Party of India and the Secretary of the party's Teliamura committee. He received the 1996 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for folk and tribal music.

Biography

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

References

  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.