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	'''Dwijen Mukhopadhyay''' (12 November 1927 – 24 December 2018) was an Indian composer and singer whose musical career spanned six decades. He was a performer of [[Rabindrasangeet]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs, Bengali and [[Hindi]] film songs. He recorded more than 1500 songs, of which about 800 are songs of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. He also directed music in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] feature films and composed music for popular [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs. ~~He died on 24 December 2018~~		'''Dwijen Mukhopadhyay''' (12 November 1927 – 24 December 2018) was an Indian composer and singer whose musical career spanned six decades. He was a performer of [[Rabindrasangeet]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs, Bengali and [[Hindi]] film songs. He recorded more than 1500 songs, of which about 800 are songs of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. He also directed music in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] feature films and composed music for popular [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs.

	== Early days ==		== Early days ==
	In 1944 Mukhopadhyay made his debut as a professional singer. In 1945 he made his first recording of basic Bengali songs from Megaphone Record Company. In 1946 he started to act as an artist of [[All India Radio]] (AIR) and also started recording with [[~~HMV~~]]-Colombia Recording Company. In 1956 he entertained the soldiers of the [[Indian Army]] with his songs at [[Ladakh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		In 1944 Mukhopadhyay made his debut as a professional singer. In 1945 he made his first recording of basic Bengali songs from Megaphone Record Company. In 1946 he started to act as an artist of [[All India Radio]] (AIR) and also started recording with [[Saregama\|His Master's Voice]]-Colombia Recording Company. In 1956 he entertained the soldiers of the [[Indian Army]] with his songs at [[Ladakh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	Mukhopadhyay received his training in music from singers of [[Bengal]] including Shri Sushanto Lahiri, [[Pankaj Mullick]], Santidev Ghosh, Santosh Sengupta, Anadi Ghosh Dastidar and Niharbindu Sen.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		Mukhopadhyay received his training in music from singers of [[Bengal]] including Shri Sushanto Lahiri, [[Pankaj Mullick]], Santidev Ghosh, Santosh Sengupta, Anadi Ghosh Dastidar and Niharbindu Sen.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}
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	'''Dwijen Mukhopadhyay''' (12 November 1927 – 24 December 2018) was an Indian composer and singer whose musical career spanned six decades. He was ~~an accomplished~~ performer of [[Rabindrasangeet]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs, Bengali and [[Hindi]] film songs. He recorded more than 1500 songs, of which about 800 are songs of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. He also directed music in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] feature films and composed music for popular [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs. He died on 24 December 2018		'''Dwijen Mukhopadhyay''' (12 November 1927 – 24 December 2018) was an Indian composer and singer whose musical career spanned six decades. He was a performer of [[Rabindrasangeet]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs, Bengali and [[Hindi]] film songs. He recorded more than 1500 songs, of which about 800 are songs of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. He also directed music in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] feature films and composed music for popular [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs. He died on 24 December 2018

	== Early days ==		== Early days ==
	In 1944, Mukhopadhyay made his debut as a professional singer. In 1945, he made his first recording of basic Bengali songs from Megaphone Record Company. 1946 ~~was very eventful for him, as in that year,~~ he ~~not only~~ started to act as an artist of [[All India Radio]] (AIR) ~~but~~ also started recording with [[HMV]]-Colombia Recording Company. In 1956, he entertained the soldiers of the [[Indian Army]] with his songs at [[Ladakh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		In 1944 Mukhopadhyay made his debut as a professional singer. In 1945 he made his first recording of basic Bengali songs from Megaphone Record Company. In 1946 he started to act as an artist of [[All India Radio]] (AIR) and also started recording with [[HMV]]-Colombia Recording Company. In 1956 he entertained the soldiers of the [[Indian Army]] with his songs at [[Ladakh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	Mukhopadhyay received his training in music from ~~eminent~~ singers of [[Bengal]] including Shri Sushanto Lahiri, [[Pankaj Mullick]], Santidev Ghosh, Santosh Sengupta, Anadi Ghosh Dastidar and Niharbindu Sen~~. He is married to Sabita Mukherjee and is survived by a daughter, Meenakshi and a son Deb Krishna~~. {{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		Mukhopadhyay received his training in music from singers of [[Bengal]] including Shri Sushanto Lahiri, [[Pankaj Mullick]], Santidev Ghosh, Santosh Sengupta, Anadi Ghosh Dastidar and Niharbindu Sen.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	== Career as musician ==		== Career as musician ==
	Mukhopadhyay was introduced to the folk music of [[Bengal]], and [[Hindi]] film music, by the ~~eminent~~ film-music composer [[Salil Chowdhury]]. ~~The~~ friendship ~~between Dwijen Mukhopadhyay and~~ [[Salil Chowdhury]] started in the late '40s through their common association with IPTA. The duo gave the [[Bengali people\|Bengali]] audience songs like "Shyamal Barani Ogo Konya", "Klanti Name Go", "Ekdin Phire Jabo Chole", "Pallabini Go Sancharini" and many others. They worked on two poems of [[Michael Madhusudan Dutt]]("Rekho Maa Dashere Mone", Ashar Cholone Bhuli"~~) and came up with rare and beautiful tracks~~. Later~~, Dwijen~~ Mukhopadhyay went to [[Mumbai]] to work with [[Salil Chowdhury]] and recorded duet songs with [[Lata Mangeshkar]] for Hindi films like 'Honeymoon' (1960), 'Maayaa' (1961), 'Sapan Suhaane' (1961) and solo playback in '[[Madhumati]]'. {This song did not find place in the film, but was released on LP}		Mukhopadhyay was introduced to the folk music of [[Bengal]] and [[Hindi]] film music by the film-music composer [[Salil Chowdhury]]. His friendship with [[Salil Chowdhury]] started in the late '40s through their common association with IPTA. The duo gave the [[Bengali people\|Bengali]] audience songs like "Shyamal Barani Ogo Konya", "Klanti Name Go", "Ekdin Phire Jabo Chole", "Pallabini Go Sancharini" and many others. They worked on two poems of [[Michael Madhusudan Dutt]], "Rekho Maa Dashere Mone" and Ashar Cholone Bhuli". Later Mukhopadhyay went to [[Mumbai]] to work with [[Salil Chowdhury]] and recorded duet songs with [[Lata Mangeshkar]] for Hindi films like 'Honeymoon' (1960), 'Maayaa' (1961), 'Sapan Suhaane' (1961) and solo playback in '[[Madhumati]]', {This song did not find place in the film, but was released on LP}.

	He was ~~one of the foremost exponents~~ of [[Rabindrasangeet]]~~. He has interpreted Tagore's songs with devotion, drawing listeners to this music within and outside [[Bengal]]. He~~ has performed [[Rabindrasangeet]] in ~~noted~~ Bengali films like 'Kshudita Pashan' (1960)– a short story by [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and 'Sandhya Raag' (1977) under ~~distinguished~~ Music Directors [[Ustad Ali Akbar Khan]] and [[Pandit Ravi Shankar]], respectively~~. His~~ [[Rabindrasangeet]] in 'Kancher Swarga' (1963), ''[[Bon Palashir Padabali]]'' (1973), 'Wheel Chair' (1994) ~~are landmarks~~.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		He was an exponent of [[Rabindrasangeet]] which he has performed [[Rabindrasangeet]] in Bengali films like 'Kshudita Pashan' (1960), based on a short story by [[Rabindranath Tagore]], and 'Sandhya Raag' (1977) under Music Directors [[Ustad Ali Akbar Khan]] and [[Pandit Ravi Shankar]], respectively, as well as [[Rabindrasangeet]] in 'Kancher Swarga' (1963), ''[[Bon Palashir Padabali]]'' (1973), and 'Wheel Chair' (1994).{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	Mukhopadhyay had also performed the ~~famous~~ devotional song 'Jaago Durga' as a part of the musical play 'Mahisasura Mardini' (The Annihilation of the Demon), which is a ~~hugely popular~~ radio programme broadcast by [[All India Radio]] (AIR), [[Kolkata]], every year on the ~~auspicious~~ day of 'Mahalaya' marking the beginning of the ~~famous~~ autumn festival of '[[Durga Puja]]' ~~and may be labelled as a signature tune of the entire [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] speaking community in the world, with a phenomenal popularity for the last 60 years~~.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		Mukhopadhyay had also performed the devotional song 'Jaago Durga' as a part of the musical play 'Mahisasura Mardini' (The Annihilation of the Demon), which is a radio programme broadcast by [[All India Radio]] (AIR), [[Kolkata]], every year on the day of 'Mahalaya' marking the beginning of the autumn festival of '[[Durga Puja]]'.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	He sang before ~~eminent~~ dignitaries ~~like Marshal~~ [[Josip Broz Tito]] (President of Yugoslavia), [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] (President of India), Pandit [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (Prime Minister of India), [[Indira Gandhi]] (Prime Minister of India)~~, amongst others~~. As a member of 'Indian Cultural Delegation', he toured the [[Soviet Union]] and East European countries like [[Poland]], [[Romania]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Bulgaria]], and [[Yugoslavia]]. He also was invited to perform in the US, the UK, France, [[Switzerland]], Australia, Canada, Singapore and [[Bangladesh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		He sang before dignitaries such as [[Josip Broz Tito]] (President of Yugoslavia), [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] (President of India), Pandit [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (Prime Minister of India), [[Indira Gandhi]] (Prime Minister of India). As a member of 'Indian Cultural Delegation', he toured the [[Soviet Union]] and East European countries like [[Poland]], [[Romania]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Bulgaria]], and [[Yugoslavia]]. He also was invited to perform in the US, the UK, France, [[Switzerland]], Australia, Canada, Singapore and [[Bangladesh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	== Affiliations ==		== Affiliations ==
	Mukhopadhyay was a member of the "Experts Committee" and the "Selections Committee" at Visva-Bharati Music Board in Kolkata, which was responsible ~~to certify~~ the purity and authenticity of Tagore songs, sung by any ~~artiste all over~~ the world. {{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} He was a member of the 'Expert Committee' of [[All India Radio]] (AIR), New Delhi that ~~took~~ national level audition of senior singers to promote them to 'Top grade Artists (Singers)' of [[India]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} Mukhopadhyay was the 'External Examiner' of the Post Graduate Course in Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		Mukhopadhyay was a member of the "Experts Committee" and the "Selections Committee" at Visva-Bharati Music Board in Kolkata, which was responsible for certifying the purity and authenticity of Tagore songs, sung by any artist anywhere in the world. {{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} He was a member of the 'Expert Committee' of [[All India Radio]] (AIR), New Delhi that held a national level audition of senior singers to promote them to 'Top grade Artists (Singers)' of [[India]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} Mukhopadhyay was the 'External Examiner' of the Post Graduate Course in Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	He created a cultural organisation named 'Uttarayani', [[Kolkata]], [[India]] to impart training on [[Rabindrasangeet]]. {{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} Mukhopadhyay was also the President of 'Bani Chakra College of Music', [[Kolkata]], India.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} He also ~~had the rare privilege of celebrating~~ the Birth Centenary of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] in 1961 and took active part in the celebration of the 150th Birth Anniversary held in 2011.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		He created a cultural organisation named 'Uttarayani', [[Kolkata]], [[India]] to impart training on [[Rabindrasangeet]]. {{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} Mukhopadhyay was also the President of 'Bani Chakra College of Music', [[Kolkata]], India.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} He also celebrated the Birth Centenary of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] in 1961 and took active part in the celebration of the 150th Birth Anniversary held in 2011.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==

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'''Dwijen Mukhopadhyay''' (12 November 1927 – 24 December 2018) was an Indian composer and singer whose musical career spanned six decades. He was an accomplished performer of [[Rabindrasangeet]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] basic songs, Bengali and [[Hindi]] film songs. He recorded more than 1500 songs, of which about 800 are songs of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. He also directed music in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] feature films and composed music for popular [[Bengali language|Bengali]] basic songs. He died on 24 December 2018

== Early days ==
In 1944, Mukhopadhyay made his debut as a professional singer. In 1945, he made his first recording of basic Bengali songs from Megaphone Record Company. 1946 was very eventful for him, as in that year, he not only started to act as an artist of [[All India Radio]] (AIR) but also started recording with [[HMV]]-Colombia Recording Company. In 1956, he entertained the soldiers of the [[Indian Army]] with his songs at [[Ladakh]].{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

Mukhopadhyay received his training in music from eminent singers of [[Bengal]] including Shri Sushanto Lahiri, [[Pankaj Mullick]], Santidev Ghosh, Santosh Sengupta, Anadi Ghosh Dastidar and Niharbindu Sen. He is married to Sabita Mukherjee and is survived by a daughter, Meenakshi and a son Deb Krishna. {{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

== Career as musician ==
Mukhopadhyay was introduced to the folk music of [[Bengal]], and [[Hindi]] film music, by the eminent film-music composer [[Salil Chowdhury]]. The friendship between Dwijen Mukhopadhyay and [[Salil Chowdhury]] started in the late '40s through their common association with IPTA. The duo gave the [[Bengali people|Bengali]] audience songs like "Shyamal Barani Ogo Konya", "Klanti Name Go", "Ekdin Phire Jabo Chole", "Pallabini Go Sancharini" and many others. They worked on two poems of [[Michael Madhusudan Dutt]]("Rekho Maa Dashere Mone", Ashar Cholone Bhuli") and came up with rare and beautiful tracks. Later, Dwijen Mukhopadhyay went to [[Mumbai]] to work with [[Salil Chowdhury]] and recorded duet songs with [[Lata Mangeshkar]] for Hindi films like 'Honeymoon' (1960), 'Maayaa' (1961), 'Sapan Suhaane' (1961) and solo playback in '[[Madhumati]]'. {This song did not find place in the film, but was released on LP}

He was one of the foremost exponents of [[Rabindrasangeet]]. He has interpreted Tagore's songs with devotion, drawing listeners to this music within and outside [[Bengal]]. He has performed [[Rabindrasangeet]] in noted Bengali films like 'Kshudita Pashan' (1960)– a short story by [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and 'Sandhya Raag' (1977) under distinguished Music Directors [[Ustad Ali Akbar Khan]] and [[Pandit Ravi Shankar]], respectively. His [[Rabindrasangeet]] in 'Kancher Swarga' (1963), ''[[Bon Palashir Padabali]]'' (1973), 'Wheel Chair' (1994) are landmarks.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

Mukhopadhyay had also performed the famous devotional song 'Jaago Durga' as a part of the musical play 'Mahisasura Mardini' (The Annihilation of the Demon), which is a hugely popular radio programme broadcast by [[All India Radio]] (AIR), [[Kolkata]], every year on the auspicious day of 'Mahalaya' marking the beginning of the famous autumn festival of '[[Durga Puja]]' and may be labelled as a signature tune of the entire [[Bengali language|Bengali]] speaking community in the world, with a phenomenal popularity for the last 60 years.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

He sang before eminent dignitaries like Marshal [[Josip Broz Tito]] (President of Yugoslavia), [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] (President of India), Pandit [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (Prime Minister of India), [[Indira Gandhi]] (Prime Minister of India), amongst others. As a member of 'Indian Cultural Delegation', he toured the [[Soviet Union]] and East European countries like [[Poland]], [[Romania]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Bulgaria]], and [[Yugoslavia]]. He also was invited to perform in the US, the UK, France, [[Switzerland]], Australia, Canada, Singapore and [[Bangladesh]].{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

== Affiliations ==
Mukhopadhyay was a member of the "Experts Committee" and the "Selections Committee" at Visva-Bharati Music Board in Kolkata, which was responsible to certify the purity and authenticity of Tagore songs, sung by any artiste all over the world. {{citation needed|date=January 2012}} He was a member of the 'Expert Committee' of [[All India Radio]] (AIR), New Delhi that took national level audition of senior singers to promote them to 'Top grade Artists (Singers)' of [[India]].{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} Mukhopadhyay was the 'External Examiner' of the Post Graduate Course in Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

He created a cultural organisation named 'Uttarayani', [[Kolkata]], [[India]] to impart training on [[Rabindrasangeet]]. {{citation needed|date=January 2012}} Mukhopadhyay was also the President of 'Bani Chakra College of Music', [[Kolkata]], India.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} He also had the rare privilege of celebrating the Birth Centenary of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] in 1961 and took active part in the celebration of the 150th Birth Anniversary held in 2011.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

== Awards ==

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! Year !! Award
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| 1974 || Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Male Playback Award (Bengali Film: Ban Palashir Padabali)
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| 1982 || Debabrata Biswas Memorial Award (Lifetime Achievement)
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| 1991 || Indira Gandhi Award
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| 1992 || Rajiv Gandhi Award
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| 1994 || HMV Golden Disc (On 50th year of his musical career)
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| 1997 || Indian Independence Day Golden Jubilee Award
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| 2002 || Uttam Kumar Award (Lifetime Achievement)
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| 2003 || Ananda Sangeet Puroskar (Lifetime Achievement) From – ABP ([[Anandabazar Patrika]])
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| 2006 || Mother Teresa Millennium Award
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| 2007 || S. D. Burman Award
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| 2007 || Pracheen Kala Kendra Award, Chandigarh
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| 2010 || Reliance Big FM Award (Lifetime Achievement)
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| 2010 || Banga Bandhu Award from Bangladesh
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| 2010 || D. Lit (Hony.) by Kalyani University, West Bengal
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| 2010 || Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar
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| 2010 || [[Padma Bhushan]]
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| 2011 || [[Banga Bibhushan]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
*Kichhu Priti Kichhu Smriti, Deep Prakashan, {{EAN|CD39196821901}}
{{refend}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.salilda.com/nonfilmsongs/dwijen.asp Dwijen Mukherjee in Comprehensive Website on Salil Chowdhury]
*[http://www.sangeetnatak.org/SNA_Fellows&Awardees_2010/Shri-Dwijen-Mukherjee.htm Dwijen Mukherjee in Sangeet Natak Academy]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104203505/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/kolkata/28376693_1_padma-shree-padma-award-honour Times Of India Article on Padma Shree Award]
*[http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=209989 The Daily Star Article]
{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2010–19}}
{{Bengal Film Journalists' Association Best Male Playback Award}}
{{Notable singers of Rabindra Sangeet}}

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	'''Dwijen Mukhopadhyay''' (12 November 1927 – 24 December 2018) was an Indian composer and singer whose musical career spanned six decades. He was ~~an accomplished~~ performer of [[Rabindrasangeet]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs, Bengali and [[Hindi]] film songs. He recorded more than 1500 songs, of which about 800 are songs of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. He also directed music in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] feature films and composed music for popular [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs. He died on 24 December 2018		'''Dwijen Mukhopadhyay''' (12 November 1927 – 24 December 2018) was an Indian composer and singer whose musical career spanned six decades. He was a performer of [[Rabindrasangeet]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs, Bengali and [[Hindi]] film songs. He recorded more than 1500 songs, of which about 800 are songs of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. He also directed music in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] feature films and composed music for popular [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs. He died on 24 December 2018

	== Early days ==		== Early days ==
	In 1944, Mukhopadhyay made his debut as a professional singer. In 1945, he made his first recording of basic Bengali songs from Megaphone Record Company. 1946 ~~was very eventful for him, as in that year,~~ he ~~not only~~ started to act as an artist of [[All India Radio]] (AIR) ~~but~~ also started recording with [[HMV]]-Colombia Recording Company. In 1956, he entertained the soldiers of the [[Indian Army]] with his songs at [[Ladakh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		In 1944 Mukhopadhyay made his debut as a professional singer. In 1945 he made his first recording of basic Bengali songs from Megaphone Record Company. In 1946 he started to act as an artist of [[All India Radio]] (AIR) and also started recording with [[HMV]]-Colombia Recording Company. In 1956 he entertained the soldiers of the [[Indian Army]] with his songs at [[Ladakh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	Mukhopadhyay received his training in music from ~~eminent~~ singers of [[Bengal]] including Shri Sushanto Lahiri, [[Pankaj Mullick]], Santidev Ghosh, Santosh Sengupta, Anadi Ghosh Dastidar and Niharbindu Sen~~. He is married to Sabita Mukherjee and is survived by a daughter, Meenakshi and a son Deb Krishna~~. {{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		Mukhopadhyay received his training in music from singers of [[Bengal]] including Shri Sushanto Lahiri, [[Pankaj Mullick]], Santidev Ghosh, Santosh Sengupta, Anadi Ghosh Dastidar and Niharbindu Sen.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	== Career as musician ==		== Career as musician ==
	Mukhopadhyay was introduced to the folk music of [[Bengal]], and [[Hindi]] film music, by the ~~eminent~~ film-music composer [[Salil Chowdhury]]. ~~The~~ friendship ~~between Dwijen Mukhopadhyay and~~ [[Salil Chowdhury]] started in the late '40s through their common association with IPTA. The duo gave the [[Bengali people\|Bengali]] audience songs like "Shyamal Barani Ogo Konya", "Klanti Name Go", "Ekdin Phire Jabo Chole", "Pallabini Go Sancharini" and many others. They worked on two poems of [[Michael Madhusudan Dutt]]("Rekho Maa Dashere Mone", Ashar Cholone Bhuli"~~) and came up with rare and beautiful tracks~~. Later~~, Dwijen~~ Mukhopadhyay went to [[Mumbai]] to work with [[Salil Chowdhury]] and recorded duet songs with [[Lata Mangeshkar]] for Hindi films like 'Honeymoon' (1960), 'Maayaa' (1961), 'Sapan Suhaane' (1961) and solo playback in '[[Madhumati]]'. {This song did not find place in the film, but was released on LP}		Mukhopadhyay was introduced to the folk music of [[Bengal]] and [[Hindi]] film music by the film-music composer [[Salil Chowdhury]]. His friendship with [[Salil Chowdhury]] started in the late '40s through their common association with IPTA. The duo gave the [[Bengali people\|Bengali]] audience songs like "Shyamal Barani Ogo Konya", "Klanti Name Go", "Ekdin Phire Jabo Chole", "Pallabini Go Sancharini" and many others. They worked on two poems of [[Michael Madhusudan Dutt]], "Rekho Maa Dashere Mone" and Ashar Cholone Bhuli". Later Mukhopadhyay went to [[Mumbai]] to work with [[Salil Chowdhury]] and recorded duet songs with [[Lata Mangeshkar]] for Hindi films like 'Honeymoon' (1960), 'Maayaa' (1961), 'Sapan Suhaane' (1961) and solo playback in '[[Madhumati]]', {This song did not find place in the film, but was released on LP}.

	He was ~~one of the foremost exponents~~ of [[Rabindrasangeet]]~~. He has interpreted Tagore's songs with devotion, drawing listeners to this music within and outside [[Bengal]]. He~~ has performed [[Rabindrasangeet]] in ~~noted~~ Bengali films like 'Kshudita Pashan' (1960)– a short story by [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and 'Sandhya Raag' (1977) under ~~distinguished~~ Music Directors [[Ustad Ali Akbar Khan]] and [[Pandit Ravi Shankar]], respectively~~. His~~ [[Rabindrasangeet]] in 'Kancher Swarga' (1963), ''[[Bon Palashir Padabali]]'' (1973), 'Wheel Chair' (1994) ~~are landmarks~~.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		He was an exponent of [[Rabindrasangeet]] which he has performed [[Rabindrasangeet]] in Bengali films like 'Kshudita Pashan' (1960), based on a short story by [[Rabindranath Tagore]], and 'Sandhya Raag' (1977) under Music Directors [[Ustad Ali Akbar Khan]] and [[Pandit Ravi Shankar]], respectively, as well as [[Rabindrasangeet]] in 'Kancher Swarga' (1963), ''[[Bon Palashir Padabali]]'' (1973), and 'Wheel Chair' (1994).{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	Mukhopadhyay had also performed the ~~famous~~ devotional song 'Jaago Durga' as a part of the musical play 'Mahisasura Mardini' (The Annihilation of the Demon), which is a ~~hugely popular~~ radio programme broadcast by [[All India Radio]] (AIR), [[Kolkata]], every year on the ~~auspicious~~ day of 'Mahalaya' marking the beginning of the ~~famous~~ autumn festival of '[[Durga Puja]]' ~~and may be labelled as a signature tune of the entire [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] speaking community in the world, with a phenomenal popularity for the last 60 years~~.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		Mukhopadhyay had also performed the devotional song 'Jaago Durga' as a part of the musical play 'Mahisasura Mardini' (The Annihilation of the Demon), which is a radio programme broadcast by [[All India Radio]] (AIR), [[Kolkata]], every year on the day of 'Mahalaya' marking the beginning of the autumn festival of '[[Durga Puja]]'.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	He sang before ~~eminent~~ dignitaries ~~like Marshal~~ [[Josip Broz Tito]] (President of Yugoslavia), [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] (President of India), Pandit [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (Prime Minister of India), [[Indira Gandhi]] (Prime Minister of India)~~, amongst others~~. As a member of 'Indian Cultural Delegation', he toured the [[Soviet Union]] and East European countries like [[Poland]], [[Romania]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Bulgaria]], and [[Yugoslavia]]. He also was invited to perform in the US, the UK, France, [[Switzerland]], Australia, Canada, Singapore and [[Bangladesh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		He sang before dignitaries such as [[Josip Broz Tito]] (President of Yugoslavia), [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] (President of India), Pandit [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (Prime Minister of India), [[Indira Gandhi]] (Prime Minister of India). As a member of 'Indian Cultural Delegation', he toured the [[Soviet Union]] and East European countries like [[Poland]], [[Romania]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Bulgaria]], and [[Yugoslavia]]. He also was invited to perform in the US, the UK, France, [[Switzerland]], Australia, Canada, Singapore and [[Bangladesh]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	== Affiliations ==		== Affiliations ==
	Mukhopadhyay was a member of the "Experts Committee" and the "Selections Committee" at Visva-Bharati Music Board in Kolkata, which was responsible ~~to certify~~ the purity and authenticity of Tagore songs, sung by any ~~artiste all over~~ the world. {{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} He was a member of the 'Expert Committee' of [[All India Radio]] (AIR), New Delhi that ~~took~~ national level audition of senior singers to promote them to 'Top grade Artists (Singers)' of [[India]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} Mukhopadhyay was the 'External Examiner' of the Post Graduate Course in Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		Mukhopadhyay was a member of the "Experts Committee" and the "Selections Committee" at Visva-Bharati Music Board in Kolkata, which was responsible for certifying the purity and authenticity of Tagore songs, sung by any artist anywhere in the world. {{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} He was a member of the 'Expert Committee' of [[All India Radio]] (AIR), New Delhi that held a national level audition of senior singers to promote them to 'Top grade Artists (Singers)' of [[India]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} Mukhopadhyay was the 'External Examiner' of the Post Graduate Course in Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	He created a cultural organisation named 'Uttarayani', [[Kolkata]], [[India]] to impart training on [[Rabindrasangeet]]. {{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} Mukhopadhyay was also the President of 'Bani Chakra College of Music', [[Kolkata]], India.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} He also ~~had the rare privilege of celebrating~~ the Birth Centenary of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] in 1961 and took active part in the celebration of the 150th Birth Anniversary held in 2011.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}		He created a cultural organisation named 'Uttarayani', [[Kolkata]], [[India]] to impart training on [[Rabindrasangeet]]. {{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} Mukhopadhyay was also the President of 'Bani Chakra College of Music', [[Kolkata]], India.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} He also celebrated the Birth Centenary of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] in 1961 and took active part in the celebration of the 150th Birth Anniversary held in 2011.{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}}

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==