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Veteran singer Nirmala Mishra passes away

Legendary Bengali singer Nirmala Mishra is no more. The veteran singer died at her residence in Kolkata’s Chetla on Sunday. The 81-year-old music legend who suffered a massive heart attack was suffering from age-related ailments for quite some time and was almost bedridden for the past few months.

According to reports, she suffered a major heart attack at around 12.05 am and was rushed to a nearby nursing home, where the Bengali singer was declared dead.

Born in 1938 in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, Nirmala Mishra is a recipient of the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Das Award, which was conferred on the singer for her lifetime contribution to Odia music.

Her popular Bengali songs include ‘Eamon Ekta Jhinuk’, ‘Bolo to Arshi’ and ‘Eai Banglar Mati Te’, while some of her hit Odia songs are ‘Nida Bhara Raati Madhu Jhara Janha’ and ‘Mo Mana Beena Ra Taare’.

 

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