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3 unusual facts about Birendra Krishna Bhadra


Ayindri

The name is also mentioned in the popular Mahishasur Mardini recital by Birendra Krishna Bhadra, which is played every year at the dawn of Mahalaya, on Akashvani, Kolkata.

Birendra Krishna Bhadra

On the Mahalaya day in 2006, Sujata Bhadra, daughter of the late Birendra Krishna Bhadra, got a cheque for Rs 50917 from music company, Saregama India Ltd as a royalty for her father's famous work.

Devi Mahatmya

Bengalis traditionally wake up at 4 in the morning on Mahalaya day to listen to Mahisasura Mardini in the voice of the Birendra Krishna Bhadra and the Pankaj Kumar Mullick on All India Radio, since 1932 as they recite hymns from the scriptures.



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