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Papia Sarwar née Rahman, (21 November 1952 – 12 December 2024) was a Bangladeshi singer. She was an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet, the songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore. She earned the Rabindra Award from the Bangla Academy in 2013, the Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2015 and the Ekushey Padak in 2021.

Sarwar's notable songs include "Nai Telephone Nai Re Peon Nai Re Telegram".

Early life and education

Papia Sarwar was born in Barisal to Sayed Bazlur Rahman and Fatema Rahman in Barisal on November 21, 1952. Papia is the fifth of their eight children. She took music lessons from Atiqul Islam, Waheedul Haq, Sanjida Khatun and Zahidur Rahim at Chhayanaut in 1966 and later at Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts. She was a student of the Department of Zoology at the University of Dhaka. In 1973, she received a scholarship from the Government of India to study Rabindra Sangeet at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan. In Visva-Bharati University, she was trained in classical music under Dhrubotara Joshi and in Rabindra Sangeet under Santidev Ghosh, Subinoy Roy, Kanika Banerjee and Nilima Sen.

Career

Sarwar established a musical troupe named "Geetoshudha" in 1996. Her published albums include Purna Chander Mayay (2013) and Chokher Dekha Praner Katha (2014).

Personal life

Papia Sarwar has been married to Mohammed Sarwar-E-Alam since 1978. Together they have two daughters, Zaara Sarwar, an assistant professor of biology in The College of New Jersey, and Jisha Sarwar, a public executive at the Canadian Ministry of Finance.

Sarwar was diagnosed with cancer in 2021. She was placed on ventilator support on 11 December 2024.

References

1. ^ "Rabindra Sangeet icon Papia Sarwar passes away". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
2. Alom, Zahangir (8 May 2013). "Days in Shantiniketan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
3. ^ "Seven eminent citizens awarded Bangla Academy fellowship". The Daily Star. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
4. "21 eminent personalities named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
5. ^ "Papia Sarwar on life support". Dhaka Tribune. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
6. ^ "Birthday celebrations for Papia Sarwar". The Daily Star. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
7. আজীবন সম্মাননায় পাপিয়া সারোয়ার [Papia Sarwar gets lifetime achievement award]. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
8. "Geetosudha celebrates 21 years". The Daily Star. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
9. "Papia Sarwar's new album hits the market". The Daily Star. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
10. ^ "Papia and Jisha's musical venture". The Daily Star. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
11. পাপিয়া সারোয়ার. Jai Jai Din (in Bengali). 25 November 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
12. "Papia Sarwar in critical condition, placed on life support". The Daily Star. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

• 1952 births
• 2024 deaths
• People from Barisal
• Visva-Bharati University alumni
• 21st-century Bangladeshi women singers
• 21st-century Bangladeshi singers
• Rabindra Sangeet exponents
• Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy
• 20th-century Bangladeshi women singers
• 20th-century Bangladeshi singers
• 20th-century women composers
• Recipients of the Ekushey Padak