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| honorific_suffix = [[Padma Shri]]<br />
| name = Ratan Kahar<br />
| image = Ratan kahar.jpg<br />
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| birth_place = [[Bhandirban Kenduli]], [[Birbhum]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (now [[West Bengal]])<br />
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| occupation = [[Jhumair|Jhumur]], [[Bhadu (festival)|Bhadu]] song lyricist, composer and singer<br />
| years_active = 1964–present<br />
| spouse = Shanti Kahar<br />
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| notable_works = ''[[:bn:বড় লোকের বিটি লো|Boroloker Biti Lo]]''<ref>{{cite web|title = My condition was very bad but I still received Padma Shri": Singer Ratan Kahar on being conferred with Padma Shri|website =[[ThePrint]]|date =26 January 2024|url =https://theprint.in/feature/my-condition-was-very-bad-but-i-still-received-padma-shri-singer-ratan-kahar-on-being-conferred-with-padma-shri/1940406/|access-date =2024-02-29}}</ref><br />
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2024)<br />
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'''Ratan Kahar''' is a [[Padma Shri]] awarded folk singer from [[West Bengal]] state of [[India]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Ratan Kahar (born 1935) is a veteran folk singer of Bhadu and Jhumur songs of rural Bengal in India. The [[Government of India]] awarded the [[Padma Shri]], the country's fourth highest civilian award, in 2024.<ref name ="Padmaawards2024">{{cite web|title = Padma Awards 2024 announced (in English)|url = https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1999790| access-date=2024-01-27}}</ref><br />
His famous song ''[[:bn:বড় লোকের বিটি লো|Boroloker Biti Lo]]'' gained popularity in 1972 with Swapna Chakraborty's voice.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Folk Origin Story Of Badshah And Jacqueline's 'Genda Phool' Is Unsettling|date= 30 March 2020|url= https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/12647/the-folk-origin-story-of-badshah-and-jacquelines-genda-phool-is-unsettling|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref> The original line of this song Lal Genda Phul caused controversy<ref>{{cite web|title=Here's everything to know about Badshah's Genda Phool controversy|date= 4 April 2020|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/everything-to-know-about-badshah-genda-phool-controversy-ratan-kahar-6346801/|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref> when popular rap artist [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]] released his "[[Genda Phool|Genda Phul]]" in 2020. Due to that controversy, Ratan Kahar's music creation, achievements, songs, artistry came to the fore. Badshah settled the dispute by giving him five lakh rupees.<ref>{{cite web|title =Genda Phool row: Badshah pays Rs 5 lakh to Ratan Kahar, folk singer happy to be credited for song|date= 8 April 2020|url= https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/celebrity/story/genda-phool-row-badshah-pays-rs-5-lakh-to-ratan-kahar-folk-singer-happy-to-be-credited-for-song-1664590-2020-04-08|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref><br />
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==Published works==<br />
His other Bengali songs are:<br />
* ''Didi jano ki go jano na''<br />
* ''Pala Re Pala Re Ravana''<br />
* ''Thele de Mal Garita Chapabo Basta''<br />
* ''Aghranete Naban khete amar bandhu keno elo na''<br />
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==Awards==<br />
[[File:Ratan Kahar receiving Padma Shri award.jpg|thumb|Ratan Kahar receiving the Padma Shri award from President [[Droupadi Murmu]]]]<br />
In 2024, [[Government of India]] honored him with country's fourth highest civilian award [[Padma Shri]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Award Dashboard|url= https://dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Haven't received any recognition from state: Bengal's Padma Shri recipient|url= https://www.ptinews.com/story/national/haven-t-received-any-recognition-from-state-bengal-s-padma-shri-recipient/1248136|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Bengali singers]]<br />
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[[Category:Singers from West Bengal]]<br />
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