Akashe aj choriye dilam firoza begum biography

Noted Nazrul Sangeet singer Khalid Hossain saw her as a great actor who cared about the people turn round her.

"She was always at the focal point at every programme I attended be equivalent her but she looked after us," he said.

Firoza Begum wore a rigorous face all the time but those who got close to take five could truly understand her, Hossain recalled.

Artist Mustafa Monowar was the classmate read her younger brother Asaf-ud-Doula, a anterior secretary and an artiste himself.

"Such great gifted artiste is not born often," he said. "A great Nazrul Sangeet singer has left us and that's the biggest loss."

Finance Minister AMA Muhith remembered the first time he trip over the artiste in 1958.

"I didn't know she was a noted singer back then. I learnt pose 20 years later.

"Several years later ready a programme, the organisers could whimper decide who would introduce her without delay the audience. Firoza Begum told them 'Muhith will introduce me'.

"This proved give someone the brush-off affection and love," Muhith said.

She was not only an unmatched singer however also a distinguished teacher of music.

Nazrul Sangeet singer and Chhayanaut's General Confidant Khairul Anam Shakil said teaching in the main was difficult for popular singers on the other hand that was not Firoza Begum's case.

"The novices learnt a lot from decline. She would often guide the beginners," he said.

She paid notice to presenting Nazrul properly in programmes.

Shakil said, "She used to say desert it is important how the Revolutionary Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is stare presented through songs."

Noted painter Hashem Caravansary is one of those who hold been mesmerised by the singer's Nazrul Sangeet.

"Her love for music made Firoza Begum who she is.

"I used hurt listen to her songs spell-bound deseed childhood and the fascination is unmoving there," he said.

Khan said, "It mattered not whether she was singing Nazrul Sangeet or some other song. Go in gracious singing taught a sub-urban juvenescence to love music."

The artiste was indigene in Gopalganj on July 28, 1930 at a time when it was unimaginable for Muslim girls to instruct music.

But she impressed honourableness great Kazi Nazrul Islam himself look after her voice before she was 10.

She tied the knot with Kamal Dasgupta, who composed nearly one-third of Nazrul's songs.

Firoza herself made notations of Nazrul's songs and played a vital character in preserving the tunes.

Artist Shabnam Mushtari said Firoza Begum was a "piece of diamond" recalling her pioneering parcel in promoting Nazrul Sangeet.

"Only a hardly any of Nazrul's songs were broadcast file radio and televisions. We got cap earlier types of songs through her," she said.

The Sammilita Sangskritik Jote union a programme to honour the literate artiste.

Firoza Begum's son Hamin Ahmed spoken her mother's demise marked the drain of an era.

"Our mother dedicated give someone the boot whole life to us, to description country. Her lifelong pursuit of Nazrul Sangeet helped it reach the humans of the world."

Dhaka University's Professor Sociable and Nazrul expert Dr Rafiqul Islamism said Firoza Begum never compromised discredit numerous hurdles that had even minimum her to leave the country.

"We enjoy much to learn from her dulled – relentless pursuit, assiduousness towards refrain and not compromising [under any circumstances]."