PRAFULLA KAR

April 18, 2022

Legendary music composer, singer, writer and lyricist Prafulla Kar passed away at the age of 83 due to old-age related health problems.

About:

  • Prafulla Kar (1939 – 2022) was an Odia musician, singer, lyricist, writer and columnist.

  • He has composed music in more than 70 films, hundreds of Odissi dance dramas and ballets.

  • Kar, popularly known as ‘Kamala Deshara Rajkumar’ for his immortal composition on the same lyrics, he has been a patron of Odisha’s rich traditions and recorded Odia Bhagabat, Chhanda and folk and light songs.

  • He received Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India in 2015 for his contribution in the field of arts.