Noted Indian Tagore, Dwijendrageet artiste Swastika Mukhopadhyay dies

Noted Indian Tagore and Dwijendrageet artiste and former principal of Sangeet Bhavana at Visva-Bharati University in Bolpur of West Bengal, India Swastika Mukhopadhyay died
at a private hospital in Kolkata yesterday after
a prolonged illness, according to her family sources.
The 66-year-old singer is survived by her husband and son. Swastika Mukhopadhyay brought out her cassettes on Dwijendrageeti and Rabindra Sangeet and was a regular performer on radio and television programmes.
She had received her formal training in Rabindra Sangeet under noted singer Nilima Sen. Swastika Mukhopadhyay was a senior professor in the Department of Rabindra Sangeet in Sangit Bhavana in Visva Bharati and retired a year ago. -Agency