Bijoy Sarkar
Bijoy Sarkar was a Bangladeshi poet, baul singer, lyricist and composer.Biography
Sarkar was born in Dumdi village, Jessore District, British India.
He studied at Tabra Primary School, taught there briefly, later worked as a rent collector, and participated in stage performance and folk songs. In 1925, he joined Manohar Sarkar from Gopalganj and Rajendranath Sarkar.Recordings
Sarkar was awarded the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's highest civilian award for contribution in the field of arts, posthumously in 2013.
