Sri Prafulla Kumar Mitra, Music Composer retiring on attaining the age of superannuation on 31st March, 2016.Sh Prafulla Kumar Mitra, Music Composer joined at AIR, Jeypore (Koraput) on 31st October, 1995. Later he got transferred to AIR, Sambalpur in the year 2003. Before joining AIR, Sri Mitra acquired Sangeet Prabhakar and Sangeet Natraj degree in music. He also learnt the nuances of music from Guru Pt.Damodar Hota, Dr.Mohan Charan Senapati and Ashalata Satpathy. A Top Grade Music Composer in Light Music and Grade-II Music Composer in Folk Music during his 21 years of service has scored music for hundreds and thousands of Radio programmes which have not only enthralled the audience but also won accolades both at national and international level. The following programmes are testimony of his outstanding contribution for AIR, Jeypore/Sambalpur in particular and the organization as a whole.
AKASHVANI ANNUAL AWARDS Received by Sri Prafulla Kumar Mitra
1. “ANISCHITA ANAGATA” 1986-87,2. “DIGBALAYARA TALEY” 1989 – 90.3. “NISHASURA” 1998.4. “PAKHAL KHURITHI MAHARA” 2010.5. “AANKHAL” 2011.6. “JEEN THILE JEEBKA” 2011.7. “JEEVAN SANGEET” 2014.8. Sambalpuri Light Music for National Programme of Music which was broadcast from AIR, New Delhi in the year 2015.
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS Received by Sri Prafulla Kumar Mitra
1. “AA MEGHA BARASI JAA” (Children’s Musical feature) first Prize in ABU – International Award Competition held at China in 1998.
2. “DHIRE DHIRE BAHIJAA PAVANA” (Children’s Musical Feature) first prize in Asian Broadcasting Union (ABU) – International Award held at Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2004.
3. “BUJHI PARILE HELA’ Best Programme in Islamic Republic of Iranian broadcasting (IRIB), Iran in the year – 2007.
4. Composed Music for programme “Kemiti Rakhiba Bundae Pani” which bagged best Programme Award in Common Wealth Broadcasting Association (CBA), London in the year 2007.
5. Composed Music for AIR, Sambalpur (Orissa) for programme “Janiba, Ame Kama Kariba” h bagged 1st Prize in Radio Competition of Islamic Republic of Indian Broadcasting (IRIB), Iran in the year 2008.
Akashvani Sambalpur family and Prasar Bharati Parivar extends best wishes to Sh.Prafulla Kumar Mitra for happy and contended Retired Life
Contributed by:- K.M.Bibhar, AIR, Sambalpur airsambalpur@gmail.com
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