Srikanto Acharya

Srikanto Acharya
Native name	শ্রীকান্ত আচার্য
Origin	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres	Adhunik Bengali Songs , Rabindra Sangeet
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	vocal
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Sagarika
Associated acts	Singer, Songwriter
Website	http://www.srikantoacharya.com/

Srikanto Acharya is a Kolkata-based modern Bengali singer-songwriter and music director.

Early life

Srikanto was born in Kolkata, India and is the son of Rohini Nandan Acharya and Kana Acharya. He received formal training in Rabindrasangeet from Dakshinee. He also received training in tabla from Ustad Ali Ahmed Khan. He quit his job as a sales professional and then Utpal Chakravarty, proprietor of an old music store, convinced him to send his cassettes to Sagarika Music. He got a call from them within a week and they offered him a contract to sing for them.^[1]

Music career

He is a qualitative songs-tan of Bengal music.

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Srikanto Acharya

Discography

Main article: Srikanto Acharya discography

References

↑ Amrita Choudhary (26 October 2002). "Music on his mind". Pune Newsline. Retrieved 20 March 2009.

External links

Srikanto Acharya

Discography Awards and nominations

Basic and Rabindra Sangeet Albums	Ami Noi Ghuri (Anandabazar Best Puja Album of the year 2004) Jibon Chhobi (Best Rabindrasangeet Music Award 2004) Yeh Chahat (Hindi) Nodir Chhobi Anki (Anandabazar Best Album of the year 2001) Bristi Tomake Dilam (Anandabazar Best Puja Album of the year 2000) Nil Dhrubotara Kono Ekdin Nivrito Praner Debota (Rabindrasangeet) Anubhabe jenechilem (Rabindrasangeet) Kachhei Achhi Hridoy Aamar (Rabindrasangeet) Knaach Kaataa Hire Roudrochhaya Anubhobe Jenechhilem (Rabindrasangeet) Smritir Soroni (Remake Compilation) Apon Gaan (Rabindrasangeet) Sanj Sakaler Robi (Rabindrasangeet) Moner Janala Uttoron (Rabindrasangeet) Musafirana (First ever album of Contemporary Bangla Ghazal, in Bengali Music) Onek Diner Gaan (Rabindrasangeet...solo album released after 11 years in 2014)

Albums (Collaborative)	Ganbela (with Lopamudra Mitra) Bhalobasi (with Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay) (2005) Shapmochan (with Lopamudra Mitra) Pather Saathi (with Rajeeb Chakraborty) (Highest Selling Bengali Album of the year 2003)

As Playback Singer	Jaatishwar (2014) Iti Mrinalini (2011) Noukadubi (2011) Bangal Ghoti Phataphati (Unreleased) (2009) Tomar Jonyo (2008) Antarotamo (2008) Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited (2008) Chalo Let's Go (2008) Khela (2008) Titli (2001) Antaheen (2007)

As Music Director	Krishnakanter Will

As Voiceover Artist	Jaatishwar Chhoye Chhuti

Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Male Playback Award

Playback Singer

Manna Dey (1967)
Dwijen Mukhopadhyay (1974)
Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay (1975)
Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay (1976)
Anup Ghoshal (1981)
Shibaji Chatterjee (1986)
Kishore Kumar (1987)
Manna Dey (1988)
Shibaji Chatterjee (1989)
Anup Ghoshal (1992)
Ajoy Chakrabarty (1995)
Kumar Sanu (1996)
Kumar Sanu (1997)
Indranil Sen (1999)
Ajoy Chakrabarty (2000)
Abhijeet (2001)
Srikanto Acharya (2002)
Babul Supriyo (2003)
Kharaj Mukherjee (2004)
Nachiketa Chakraborty (2005)
Babul Supriyo (2006)
Pranjan Bakshi (2007)

Notable singers of Rabindra Sangeet

Main Artist	Rabindranath Tagore

Other Artists	Abdul Ahad Aditi Mohsin Amiya Tagore Ashok Taru Bandopadhyay Malati Ghoshal Kanika Banerjee Rezwana Choudhury Bannya Debabrata Biswas Dwijen Mukherjee Kabir Suman Rupankar Bagchi Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta Banani Ghosh Santidev Ghosh Kishore Kumar Asha Bhosle Kavita Krishnamurthy Suchitra Mitra Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay Pankaj Mullick Subinoy Roy Nilima Sen Indrani Sen Indranil Sen Sagar Sen Lopamudra Mitra Srikanto Acharya Srabani Sen Kalim Sharafi Shayan Chowdhury Arnob Shaan Babul Supriyo Pramita Mallick

Authority control	MusicBrainz: 7ead95f9-128a-4ea7-99d5-be65eb4a5017

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