Santanu Biswas
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| Native name | শান্তনু বিশ্বাস |
| Born | 25 October 1954 Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
| 💀Died | 12 July 2019 (aged 64) Dhaka, Bangladesh12 July 2019 (aged 64) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| 🏳️ Citizenship |  Pakistani (1954-1971) Bangladeshi (1971-2019) |
| 🎓 Alma mater | National University of Bangladesh |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 1975–2019 |
| 🌐 Website | shantanubiswas |
Shantanu Biswas (25 October 1954 – 12 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi dramatist, playwright, stage director, singer-songwriter and composer.[1][2] He wrote and directed several full-length plays between 1975 and 2019, and performed as an actor in more than sixteen plays. His major successes include Informer (1982), and Julius Ceasar er Shesh Shaat Din (The Last Seven Days of Julius Caesar) (1987).
Born in Chittagong (now Chattogram), Biswas spent his whole life in the port city, where he struggled to establish himself as a dramatist and musician. He released five solo and two mixed albums.[3] He released his debut album Chirkut in 2009.[1] His last solo album, Sritir Shohore, was released posthumously in 2019 by G-Series.[4] His music blends modern poetry and lyrics with diverse tunes covering different genres of world music.[1]
Early life and career
Shantanu Biswas was born on 25 October 1954 in Chittagong, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[5] He attended Saint Placid's High School and Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College in Chattogram. In 1971, the Bangladesh Liberation War began, and Biswas moved to India and worked with the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra as its youngest artist. After the war, he returned to Chattogram, finished his education, and was soon employed at the conglomerate Ispahani Limited, where he served as the Chief Operational Officer of the Tea Department until his death in 2019.[6] He was also chairman of Tea Traders Association of Bangladesh (TTAB).[5][7][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Shantanu Biswas to perform on Tara Muzik". Chittagong: The Daily Star. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Dey, Arun Bikash (9 February 2013). "Shantanu Biswas: An artiste who shies away from publicity". Chittagong: The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Shantanu Biswas dies". The Daily Observer. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ↑ "ALBUM OF SHANTANU BISWAS' UNRELEASED SONGS LAUNCHED". The Daily New Nation. 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dey, Arun Bikash (13 July 2019). "Shantanu Biswas passes away". Chittagong: The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ispahani's reality show on Bangla to air soon". The Daily Star. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Das, Uday Sankar (24 April 2013). "Move to shift tea auction centre from Ctg draws fury". Chittagong: The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mirdha, Refayet Ullah (7 July 2008). "Local tea prices shoot up on high demand". Chittagong: The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020. Unknown parameter
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External links
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- Shantanu Biswas discography at Discogs
- 1954 births
- 2019 deaths
- 20th-century dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century dramatists and playwrights
- Bangladeshi dramatists and playwrights
- Bangladeshi male stage actors
- Bangladeshi stage actors
- 21st-century Bangladeshi singers
- 21st-century Bangladeshi musicians
- Bangladeshi singer-songwriters
- Bangladeshi songwriters
- Bangladeshi lyricists
- Bengali-language lyricists
- Bangladeshi composers
- G-Series (record label) artists
- People from Chittagong District
- National University, Bangladesh alumni
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