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	'''Tapas Bapi Das''' (born 22 September 1958) is an Indian singer-songwriter, guitarist and music connoisseur.{{r\|Oishi}} He was one of the founder members of the Bengali [[Rock music of West Bengal\|rock]] band [[Moheener Ghoraguli]] established in 1975 in Kolkata.{{r\|Datta}} Being one of his kind, he ~~can~~ rightfully be called 'Moheener Adi Ghora' ('Moheen's earliest horse').		'''Tapas Bapi Das''' (born 22 September 1958) was an Indian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music connoisseur.{{r\|Oishi}} He was one of the founder members of the Bengali [[Rock music of West Bengal\|rock]] band [[Moheener Ghoraguli]] established in 1975 in Kolkata.{{r\|Datta}} Being one of his kind, he could rightfully be called 'Moheener Adi Ghora' ('Moheen's earliest horse').

	==Early life and career==		==Early life and career==
	[[File:MoheenerGhoraguli-group.jpg\|thumb\|Moheener Ghoraguli at [[Rabindra Sadan]] in 1979. Left to right: [[Raja Banerjee]], [[Pradip Chatterjee]], Tapas Das, [[Pranab Sengupta]], [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]] and [[Ranjon Ghoshal]].]]		[[File:MoheenerGhoraguli-group.jpg\|thumb\|Moheener Ghoraguli at [[Rabindra Sadan]] in 1979. Left to right: [[Raja Banerjee]], [[Pradip Chatterjee]], Tapas Das, [[Pranab Sengupta]], [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]], and [[Ranjon Ghoshal]].]]

	Born on 22 September in 1958 Bapi's musical journey started from an early age. His taste in the melody is wide and diverse. He also ~~considers~~ his mother, Jyotsna Das as his first Guru or teacher. A self-taught guitarist Bapi ~~learnt~~ to dabble with the string instrument during his college life. In 1975 Bapi became a part of the first Bengali rock band [[Moheener Ghoraguli]], along with [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]], [[Pradip Chatterjee]], [[Ranjon Ghoshal]], [[Bishwanath Chattopadhyay]], [[Abraham Mazumdar]], and [[Tapesh Bandopadhyay]].{{r\|Dhar}}		Born on 22 September 1958, Bapi's musical journey started from an early age. His taste in the melody was wide and diverse. He also considered his mother, Jyotsna Das, as his first Guru or teacher. A self-taught guitarist, Bapi learned to dabble with the string instrument during his college life. In 1975, Bapi became a part of the first Bengali rock band [[Moheener Ghoraguli]], along with [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]], [[Pradip Chatterjee]], [[Ranjon Ghoshal]], [[Bishwanath Chattopadhyay]], [[Abraham Mazumdar]], and [[Tapesh Bandopadhyay]].{{r\|Dhar}}

	In 2015, Bapi being the mastermind and mentor behind the generation next ~~has~~ formed a Bengali band called Moheen Ekhon O Bondhura{{r\|Datta}} On 6 October,{{r\|sholoanabangaliana}} he released an EP album titled ''[[Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura]]'' with [[Lagnajita Chakraborty]], [[Malabika Brahma]] and Titas Bhramar Sen.{{r\|News18}} The album ~~consists~~ of five songs and a tribute album to Moheener Ghoraguli.		In 2015, Bapi, being the mastermind and mentor behind the generation next, formed a Bengali band called Moheen Ekhon O Bondhura{{r\|Datta}}. On 6 October,{{r\|sholoanabangaliana}} he released an EP album titled ''[[Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura]]'' with [[Lagnajita Chakraborty]], [[Malabika Brahma]], and Titas Bhramar Sen.{{r\|News18}} The album consisted of five songs and a tribute album to Moheener Ghoraguli.

	==Discography==		==Discography==

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	===Other===		===Other===
	* ''[[Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura]]''		* ''[[Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura]]''

			==Death==
			Tapas Das died of lung cancer on 25 June 2023. He was the last surviving member of Moheener Ghoraguli.

	==References==		==References==

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'''Tapas Bapi Das''' (born 22 September 1958) is an Indian singer-songwriter, guitarist and music connoisseur.{{r|Oishi}} He was one of the founder members of the Bengali [[Rock music of West Bengal|rock]] band [[Moheener Ghoraguli]] established in 1975 in Kolkata.{{r|Datta}} Being one of his kind, he can rightfully be called 'Moheener Adi Ghora' ('Moheen's earliest horse').

==Early life and career==
[[File:MoheenerGhoraguli-group.jpg|thumb|Moheener Ghoraguli at [[Rabindra Sadan]] in 1979. Left to right: [[Raja Banerjee]], [[Pradip Chatterjee]], Tapas Das, [[Pranab Sengupta]], [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]] and [[Ranjon Ghoshal]].]]

Born on 22 September in 1958 Bapi's musical journey started from an early age. His taste in the melody is wide and diverse. He also considers his mother, Jyotsna Das as his first Guru or teacher. A self-taught guitarist Bapi learnt to dabble with the string instrument during his college life. In 1975 Bapi became a part of the first Bengali rock band [[Moheener Ghoraguli]], along with [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]], [[Pradip Chatterjee]], [[Ranjon Ghoshal]], [[Bishwanath Chattopadhyay]], [[Abraham Mazumdar]], and [[Tapesh Bandopadhyay]].{{r|Dhar}}

In 2015, Bapi being the mastermind and mentor behind the generation next has formed a Bengali band called Moheen Ekhon O Bondhura{{r|Datta}} On 6 October,{{r|sholoanabangaliana}} he released an EP album titled ''[[Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura]]'' with [[Lagnajita Chakraborty]], [[Malabika Brahma]] and Titas Bhramar Sen.{{r|News18}} The album consists of five songs and a tribute album to Moheener Ghoraguli.

==Discography==
===Moheener Ghoraguli albums===
{{Main article|Moheener Ghoraguli discography}}

*''[[Shangbigno Pakhikul O Kolkata Bishayak]]'' (1977)
*''[[Ajaana UDonto bostu ba Aw-Oo-Baw]]'' (1978)
*''[[Drishyomaan Moheener Ghoraguli]]'' (1979)

===Other===
* ''[[Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura]]''

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="News18">{{cite news |date=October 20, 2015 |title=উৎসবের মরশুমে ফিরে এল মহীনের নস্ট্যালজিয়া |url=http://bengali.news18.com/amp/news/kolkata/mohin-ekhon-o-bondhura-album-release-36021.html |language=bn |newspaper=[[News18.com]] |access-date=October 6, 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="sholoanabangaliana">{{cite web |url=http://sholoanabangaliana.in/2015/11/03/bengali-audio-music-album-mohin-ekhon-o-bondhura-carrying-forward-the-legacy-of-mohiner-ghoraguli/ |title=Bengali Audio Music Album "Mohin Ekhon O Bondhura" Carrying Forward the Legacy of Mohiner Ghoraguli |author=Sholoana Bangaliana |date=November 3, 2015 |website=sholoanabangaliana.in |publisher=Sholo Ana Bangaliana |access-date=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="Datta">{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Shantanu |title=Mohin’s friends are still crazy after all these years |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/mohins-friends-are-still-crazy-after-all-these-years/cid/1830278?fbclid=IwAR1oWoXwzsPPIlLMJH0j6qbZiKrpAYKagUbpjfHFOzrzKefbK4hMk58zosA |access-date=24 September 2021 |publisher=[[The Telegraph (India)]] |date=22 September 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="Oishi">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/music/incredible-journey-1502488597.html|title=Incredible Journey|last=Pattanayak|first=Oishi|date=2017-09-07|work=The Statesman|access-date=2018-09-14|language=en-IN}}</ref>

<ref name="Dhar">{{cite news |last1=Dhar |first1=Arshia |title=Remembering Moheener Ghoraguli, India's first rock band from Kolkata whose legacy thrives in resistance |url=https://www.firstpost.com/long-reads/remembering-moheener-ghoraguli-indias-first-rock-band-from-kolkata-whose-legacy-thrives-in-resistance-9117691.html |access-date=24 September 2021 |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |date=20 December 2020}}</ref>}}

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