Uma Bose
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Uma Bose (Hashi) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 January 1921 |
| Died | 22 January 1942 (aged 21) Calcutta |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Nationality | Indian |
Uma Bose (Hashi) (22 January 1921 – 22 January 1942) was a musical prodigy.
She was born in Calcutta to Prabha Bose (née Mitra) and Dharani Bose. Her father, who built the Mackinnon Mackenzie building in Calcutta and was a councillor of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation, belonged to an eminent family of builders. On the maternal side of her family, she was a great-granddaughter of Brajendranath De.
Career
She was a disciple of Dilipkumar Roy, with whom she composed several songs.
Such was her popularity, that Mahatma Gandhi once described her as 'The Nightingale of Bengal' in 1937.[1]
