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Ruma Guha Thakurta (photo from personal collection of Biraj Ghosh)

Ruma Guha Thakurta (Bengali: রুমা গুহঠাকুরতা) is a Bengali actress and singer. She was born in 1934 as Ruma Ghosh. She hails from a distinguished Brahmo Bengali family. Her father was Satyen Ghosh (known as Montey Ghosh), her mother Sati Devi, a talented singer. Sati Devi's younger sister Bijoya is married to legendary film director Satyajit Ray. Ruma had her formal education in many places including Santineketan for a brief period. She was also one of the earliest child students of Uday Shankar Cultural Centre in Almora in its formative years where her mother had been a music teacher.Kishore Kumar married Ruma Ghosh in May 1951 in Bombay, and their son Amit Kumar was born the following year. The couple divorced in 1958. she settled in Calcutta and married Arup Guha Thakurta and had two children by him Ayan and Sromana. In the year 1958 she set up Calcutta Youth Choir with Salil Chowdhury and Satyajit Ray. Ruma Guhathakurta is a versatile genius a singer, an actress, a dancer, a choreographer, and many other characteristics in a single personality. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Ruma_guhathakurta. ... Image File history File links Ruma_guhathakurta. ... Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা, IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit. ... The Bengali people are the ethnic community from Bengal (divided between India and Bangladesh) on the Indian subcontinent with a history dating back four millennia. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...   (Bengali: সত্যজিত্ রায় Shottojit Rae) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who is widely regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. ... Uday Shankar (1900 - 1977) is a world renowned classical dancer and choreographer from India. ... Almora is a cantonment town in Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. ... Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 - October 13, 1987), born in Madhya Pradesh to a Bengali family as Abhay Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and actor. ... Amit Kumar (Hindi: अमित कुमार), born 3 July 1954, is the elder son of the late all-rounder (composer, singer, lyricist, film maker, writer, actor), Kishore Kumar. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Ruma Guha Thakurta performing in 36th Annual Show of Calcutta Youth Choir 3rd December 1994 Singer actress Ruma Guha Thakurtas Calcutta Youth Choir has always been known for their traditional folk song, mass song and folk dance. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...   (Bengali: সত্যজিত্ রায় Shottojit Rae) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who is widely regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ...

Calcutta Youth Choir

Singer actress Ruma Guha Thakurata's Calcutta Youth Choir has always been known for their traditional folk song, Mass song and folk dance. Several years ago, the choir had coined the song, 'Aaj joto juddhabaaj'. The lyrics were by Shibdas Bandopadhyay and the music for the song was composed by V. Balsara. HMV had come out with the soundtrack a couple of years ago. Another famous song by Ruma Guhathakurta's Calcutta Youth Choir is 'Bharatvarsh Suraj Ka Ek Naam' was regularly screened in DD Channel few years before was originally written in Bengali by Shibdas Bandopadhyay and set to tune by Y.S. Moolky (Bharatbarsho Surjer Ek Naam.....). The songs 'Bistirno Duparee...' and 'Tomar Amar Thikana....Padma Meghna Jamuna' by Calcutta Youth Choir under the direction of Ruma Guhathakurta ......No other singers have the range that Ruma Guhathakurta has in her voice for these two songs.... HMV brought out a record on the Choir where these songs were included.To make a mark of a choir worldwide is a mammoth task. But Ruma Guha Thakurta - known popularly as Rumadi - has ruling the music world for over six decades with the talent of choir conduction. She has captured the imagination of generations of music lovers and if one likes to know the choir culture of India the first and foremost thought comes in mind is Ruma Guhathakurts's Calcutta Youth Choir. Ruma Guha Thakurta performing in 36th Annual Show of Calcutta Youth Choir 3rd December 1994 Singer actress Ruma Guha Thakurtas Calcutta Youth Choir has always been known for their traditional folk song, mass song and folk dance. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that sets the fixed portions of the Eucharistic liturgy (principally that of the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, generally known in the US as the Episcopal Church, and also the Lutheran Church) to music. ... Folk dancers in Prague Folk dance is a term used to describe a large number of dances, mostly of European origin, that tend to share the following attributes: They were originally danced in about the 19th century or earlier (or are, in any case, not currently copyrighted); Their performance is... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা, IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Traditional folk song and dance from the various parts of the world is also a gift of the choir to the Indian Culture. In the year, July, 1974 20-member Folk Song and Dance troupe of Calcutta Youth Choir led by Smt. Ruma Guha Thakurta, participated in the Festival and won the first prize, in the Copenhagen Youth Festival. The Choir also got opportunity to participate in the 25th Anniversary of Independence Day of India in Delhi. Opening song by Calcutta Youth Choir to welcome Nelson Mandela in India in 1990 and to honour Amartya Sen for Nobel prize in the year 1998 are the Laurel. More than 5000 shows are performed by the choir led by Ruma Guhathakurta. But the performance of choir started becoming quite disappointing since 2003 due to physical illness of Rumadi. Former chief minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharya inaugurated the new building of the choir in South Calcutta on 29th December 2006. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Delhi   (Hindi: , Urdu: ‎, Punjabi: ) is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ... Mandela redirects here. ... Amartya Sen Amartya Kumar Sen CH (Hon) (Bengali: Ômorto Kumar Shen) (born 3 November 1933 in Santiniketan, India), is an Indian philosopher, economist and a winner of the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences (Nobel Prize for Economics) in 1998, for his work on famine, human development theory, welfare... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awards in physics, chemistry, literature, peace, physiology or medicine. ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Buddhadeb Bhattacharya (or Buddhadev Bhattacharya) is the Chief Minister of West Bengal (India) since 2000-2001. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ...

Singing career

As a solo singer Ruma Guha Thakurta had also recorded few Rabindra sangeet like Maya Bono Biharini Harini with Kishore Kumar in Lookochuri, Sukher Majhe tomai dekhechi in Jodi Jantem and A few nos of Rabindra Sangeet in 'Bakshaw Badal' and others. HMV recorded Kotha Baire Dure, Khone Khone Mone Mone and few others. In Bangla Adunik (modern) songs Guhathakurta recorded a no of songs like Mon Je amar kemon kemon...' in Polatak, 'Ei To Hethai Kunja...' with Kishore Kumar in Lookochuri, 'Tomar Geeti with Hemant Kumar in Lookichuri, Jodi Akash Hote in Ashi te Ashio na (only used in film). In the year 1969 HMV recorded Ek Khana Megh Bheshe elo akase and Bathan Bathan by her was super hit. Few duet songs like Sajea Dopati with Bhupen Hazarika are too good. In the year 1993 after Satyajit Ray died she recorded Puroskare Sommane as a tribute to him. Guha Thakurta is having a strong voice range so the songs which the listeners are userd to listen in her voice will never like in others voice. Once hearing those songs specially Bistirno Duparee, Tomar Amar Thikana, and many more. Her tribute to Mother Teresa after Mother passed away was really sung by her from the core point of her heart. She takes music classes where it is seen that both her students and herself is really devoted in music. Most of the songs sung by her is always related for awakening the society. Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 - October 13, 1987), born in Madhya Pradesh to a Bengali family as Abhay Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and actor. ... Rabindrasangeet (Bangla: রবীন্দ্রসংগীত Robindroshongeet) refers to complete body of songs (approximmately 2230) and lyrical poetry written and composed by Bengali Nobel-laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore. ... Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 - October 13, 1987), born in Madhya Pradesh to a Bengali family as Abhay Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and actor. ... Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee (1920 - 1989) was an Indian film playback singer, composer and producer. ... Bhupen Hazarika is a multi-faceted artist from Assam, a state in the north-eastern part of India. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...   (Bengali: সত্যজিত্ রায় Shottojit Rae) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who is widely regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. ... Mother Teresa (officially: Blessed Teresa, born: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu [] (August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997), Bharat Ratna, OM, was a Macedonian-Albanian Roman Catholic who founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. ...

Famous Song

1. Bistirno Duparee...Along with Calcutta Youth Choir.
2. Tomar Amar Thikana...Along with Calcutta Youth Choir.
3. Bharat Barsha Surjer Ek Naam...Along with Calcutta Youth Choir.
4. Akash Theke Alo Nilam...Along with Calcutta Youth Choir.
5. Haowa Khana Chup Chap...Along with Calcutta Youth Choir.
6. Chera Kathai Dhaka Sorir...Along with Calcutta Youth Choir.
7. Bolo Bolo Bolo Sobe...Along with Calcutta Youth Choir.
8. jago Onoson Bondi...Along with Calcutta Youth Choir.
9. Chetonar Soikote...Along with Calcutta Youth Choir.
10. Beje Uthlo Ki Somoyer Ghori...Along with Calcutta Youth Choir.
11. Maya Bono Biharini...with Kishore Kumar.
12. Ei To Hethai ...with Kishore Kumar.
13. Ek Khana Megh ...Solo
14. Puroshkare Sonmaney...Solo.
15. Mon J Amar...Solo.
16. Ekta Chooto Mey...Solo.
17. Bathan Bathan(folk)...Solo.
18. Sajia Dopati(folk)...With Bhupen Hazarika.

Acting career

Her career started in Bollywood as a child artist. Ruma Guha Thakurta acted more than 100 movies in Bengali. Most of her Hindi movies were released in Fifties. She joined Bollywood as a child artist at a remuneration of Rs 500/- at the age of thirteen in Prithvi Theatre. Acted in no of movies in Hindi like Rajani, Samar, Afsar. In the year 1989 Ganashatru was nominated for oscar where she was in the main lead female character. She kept remarable performance as a successful lead actress in 'Khaneker Athithi', 'Benarasi', 'Ashi te Asio Na', 'Personal Asst.', 'Ganga', 'Abhijan', 'Nirjan Soikote', 'Ponchosor', 'Arogya Niketon' and many more and as a supporting actress in 'Gar Nasimpur', 'Bhaghini', 'Jodi Jantem', 'Hanghsa Mithun', 'Balika Badhu', 'Chakranto', 'Malabadal', 'Chowdury Paribar'. She won the award for best actress for her performance in "Nirjan Saikate". Her acting as a mother in 'Amar Songi', 'Anuraher Chhoya', 'Trayee', 'Dadar Kirti','Arogya Niketon', 'Papi', '36 Chowringhee Lane', Amrita Kumbher Sandhaney are really outstanding. She also played some notable characters in Mega TV Sereals also like 'Prabaho', 'Ghum Nei', 'Pritibimbo',etc. In the year 2006 she also acted in Mira Nair's The Namesake (film). Bollywood (Hindi: }}, Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindustani language film industry in India. ... Prithvi is one of Mumbais best known theatres, that belongs to the Kapoors, one of the influential actor/director families in Bollywood. ... Plot Spoiler warning: External links satyajitray. ... Plot Spoiler warning: Soumitra Chatterjee plays Narsingh, a taxi driver. ... 36 Chowringee lane is a movie produced by Shashi Kapoor. ... Mira Nair (born October 15, 1957 at Rourkela, Orissa) is an India-born, New York-based film director. ... The Namesake (2007) is a film which will receive a limited release in the United States on March 9, 2007. ...

See also

• List of notable Calcuttans

// The socio-cultural capital and aesthetic conscience of India Kolkata has been regarded since ages as the cultural capital of India. ...

External links

• IMDB listing