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Dwijen Mukhopadhyay was a versatile singer and music director of India , who has been functioning in the field of music for the last six decades. He was one of the foremost exponents of Rabindra Sangeet. Dwijen Mukhopadhyay has recorded more than songs, of which about are songs of Rabindranath Tagore.

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He has also directed music in Bengali feature films and composed music for popular Bengali basic songs. The year , saw Dwijen Mukhopadhyay making his debut as a professional singer. In , he made his first recording of basic Bengali songs from Megaphone Record Company. In , he entertained the soldiers of the Indian Army with his songs at Ladakh.

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Career of Dwijen Mukhopadhyay Dwijen Mukhopadhyay was introduced to the folk music of Bengal , and Hindi film music , by the eminent film-music composer Salil Chowdhury. Dwijen Mukhopadhyay has also performed the famous devotional song "Jaago Durga" as a part of the musical play " Mahishasura Mardini " The Annihilation of the Demon.

This song is labelled as a signature tune of the entire Bengali speaking community in the world, with a phenomenal popularity for the last 60 years. Affiliations of Dwijen Mukhopadhyay Dwijen Mukhopadhyay was a member of the "Experts Committee" and the "Selections Committee" at Viswa Bharati Music Board in Kolkata, which was responsible to certify the purity and authenticity of Rabindra Sangeet, sung by any artiste all over the world.

Dwijen Mukhopadhyay has created a cultural organisation named "Uttarayani", Kolkata to impart training on Rabindra Sangeet. Dwijen Mukhopadhyay was one who had the rare privilege of celebrating the Birth Centenary of Rabindranath Tagore in and took active part in the celebration of the th Birth Anniversary of the great poet that held in The maestro, who was suffering from various age-related ailments, is survived by son and daughter.

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