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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Nilima was born as Nilima Gupta in [[Kolkata]], [[India]] on 28 April 1928.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030428/asp/calcutta/story_1915285.asp|title=Good Morning - Soiree to mark the 75th birth anniversary of Rabindrasangeet exponent Nilima Sen|date=28 April 2003|newspaper=The Telegraph|accessdate=2009-03-07}}</ref> Her parents moved to [[Shantiniketan]] when she was six. She had her education there and completed diploma course in Classical Music & Rabindra Sangeet from Santiniketan. She also did her B.A from the [[Visva-Bharati University]] at Santiniketan. She had the privilege of acting under the direction of Tagore but that was not staged.She sang in the presence of Gandhiji, Subhash Bose etc. during their visit to Santiniketan. Her Guru was mainly [[Sailajaranjan Majumdar]]. | Nilima was born as Nilima Gupta in [[Kolkata]], [[India]] on 28 April 1928.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030428/asp/calcutta/story_1915285.asp|title=Good Morning - Soiree to mark the 75th birth anniversary of Rabindrasangeet exponent Nilima Sen|date=28 April 2003|newspaper=The Telegraph|accessdate=2009-03-07}}</ref> Her parents moved to [[Shantiniketan]] when she was six. She had her education there and completed diploma course in Classical Music & Rabindra Sangeet from Santiniketan. She also did her B.A from the [[Visva-Bharati University]] at Santiniketan. She had the privilege of acting under the direction of Tagore but that was not staged. She sang in the presence of Gandhiji, Subhash Bose etc. during their visit to Santiniketan. Her Guru was mainly [[Sailajaranjan Majumdar]]. | ||
She started singing at the AIR and cut her first disc at the age of 16 and soon became famous. In 1950, she married Dr Amiya Kumar Sen and settled in Santiniketan. She has a daughter Nilanjana who also is a singer. She visited US with her husband and performed at various centres including BBC. | She started singing at the AIR and cut her first disc at the age of 16 and soon became famous. In 1950, she married Dr Amiya Kumar Sen and settled in Santiniketan. She has a daughter Nilanjana who also is a singer. She visited US with her husband and performed at various centres including BBC. | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian singers]] | ||
[[Category:Singers from Kolkata]] | [[Category:Singers from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Indian women classical singers]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian women singers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian women singers]] | ||
[[Category:Women musicians from West Bengal]] | [[Category:Women musicians from West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century women composers]] | [[Category:20th-century women composers]] | ||
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