Legendary Singer Sandhya Mukherjee Dies At 90 Due To Cardiac Arrest, Mamata Banerjee Says She Was Like An Elder Sister
Just recently we lost the legendary singer and ‘Nightingale of India’ Lata Mangeshkar. Her death sent shock waves in the music and entertainment industry. It also left us Indians feeling heartbroken and just as we were emerging out of the shock of this loss, another death has left us dismayed. Bengali singing legend Sandhya Mukherjee aka Sandhya Mukhopadhyay breathed her last on Tuesday. The legendary singer passed away in Kolkata after suffering a massive cardiac arrest at the age of 90.
The Bengali singer was hospitalised in Kolkata in the last week of January after she complained of breathlessness and tested positive for Covid-19. According to media reports, Sandhya Mukherjee was put on vasopressor support earlier on Tuesday as her blood pressure dropped. TMC leader Shantanu Sen shared the sad news of the demise of the legendary singer on Twitter.
Deeply mourned by the sad demise of the legendary figure of the arena of music #sandhyamukherjee .
May her soul rest in peace.
Would have been better,had she not been insulted by @BJP4India Govt at her fag end of life.
She will live in our heart forever.
— DR SANTANU SEN (@SantanuSenMP) February 15, 2022
Several other leaders including Mamata Banerjee and other public figures condoled the demise of the Bengali singer. Take a look.
I used to look upto her as my elder sister and this is a grave personal loss to me. She used to be the moving spirit in our Sangeet Akademi and we had conferred upon her Bangabibhushan( 2011), Sangeet Mahasamman ( 2012) etc. (2/3)
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) February 15, 2022
We shall continue to pay our tributes to the departed genius.(3/3)
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) February 15, 2022
Legend Sandhya Mukherjee's demise has brought upon a dark day on Bengal. She'll forever be treasured in the hearts of her admirers. May her soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/AhVagm4Aoz
— Raj chakrabarty (@iamrajchoco) February 15, 2022
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay voice was my introduction to Bengali songs .Even far away in Delhi ,her voice made me feel as if I was in Bengal. I will miss u Didi 🙏🙏🙏 Rest in peace
— Shantanu Moitra (@ShantanuMoitra) February 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/SuparnoSatpathy/status/1493606463822077955?s=20&t=hgk9LTYeqk2UgYRH8PHgQg
Rest in Music 🎶 #sandhyamukherjee 💕 pic.twitter.com/ZV46zZeyRB
— Saayoni Ghosh (@sayani06) February 15, 2022
Iconic singer 'Gitasree' Sandhya Mukhopadhyay has left for her heavenly abode.
Her immense contribution in the sphere of Indian Music is unparalleled. My thoughts are with her family & innumerous admirers.
May her soul attain eternal peace. Om Shanti 🙏🏻— Suvendu Adhikari • শুভেন্দু অধিকারী (@SuvenduWB) February 15, 2022
All India Trinamool Congress family deeply mourns the demise of veteran singer Sandhya Mukherjee.
Our sincere condolences to her loved ones and fans. May her soul rest in peace.
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) February 15, 2022
Senior-most Bengali singer Sandhya Mukherjee leaves us. She had received National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1970, and felt humiliated when Modi regime offered her a Padma Shri a fortnight ago — at 90 years. Bengal was humiliated too. pic.twitter.com/QNUpNneb5R
— Jawhar Sircar (@jawharsircar) February 15, 2022
My Heart Weeps at the news of the passing away of ‘Gitasree’ ‘Banga Bibhushan’ #SandhyaMukherjee !!
She will forever be etched in our hearts as the ‘Queen of Melody’..!
My deepest condolences to her family, fans and loved ones..
REST IN MUSIC 🙏🏻🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/5QiZsb3bey
— 𝐑𝐢𝐣𝐮 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 (@DrRijuDutta_TMC) February 15, 2022
Tonight's going to be spent listening to E Gaane Prajapati, E Sudhu Gaaner Din, Aakasher Astaraage and more.
— Sulagna (Taylor’s Version) (@BeingChatterjee) February 15, 2022
Sandhya Mukherjee recently made headlines after she refused to accept the Padma Shri award. She had called the award ‘disparaging and demeaning’ as it had come too late for her. She had stated that even a junior artist would have been more deserving.
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Sandhya Mukherjee was born and brought up in Kolkata. She started her music training under Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor A T Kannan, and Professor Chinmoy Lahiri but Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was her guru. After his demise, she continued her training with his son Ustab Munavvar Ali Khan and mastered Indian classical music. She started her career as a playback singer in Bollywood with a song in the 1950 film Taarana. She went on to sing for 17 Hindi films till she decided to return to Kolkata in 1952. She later married a Bengali poet, Shyamal Gupta in 1966 who went on to write lyrics for many of her songs. She sang for many Bengali films and worked with big names like S.D. Burman, Naushad and Salil Chaudhury. Sandhya Mukherjee won several awards including Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
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