Dhaka: The Indira Gandhi Culture Centre organised a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on his death anniversary through hosting an evening of Rabindra Sangeet with Chanchal Khan at 6:30pm on Saturday (8 August) at the centre’s Gulshan branch in Dhaka.

Khan rendered 16 songs for the packed audience. He was accompanied by    Ruptanu Dassharma on keyboard, Shakil Mohammad Dipan on guitar,    Goutam Sarker on table, and Ashok Kumar Sarker on esraj.

Dr Chanchal Khan is a prominent Rabindra Sangeet singer of the country. He has six albums to his credit, two of which were published in Kolkata, with the endorsement of Viswa Bharati Music Board.

Khan has directed several plays of Tagore, including ‘Shyama’, ‘Chitrangoda‘ and ‘Valmiki Pratibha’. He has released a documentary on ‘Rabindranath in Bangladesh’, a historical visual analysis of Rabindranath’s works during his stay in East Bengal between 1890 and 1937.

He directed a documentary ‘Bangladeshey Rabindranath’, which was screened in India and Bangladesh during the joint celebrations in the two countries. He has released his second documentary titled ‘Timeless Gitanjali’ sponsored by the India-Bangladesh Foundation, High Commission of India in 2014 which was screened in India, Australia, USA and UK.

Khan is a founder member of Bangladesh Rabindra Sangeet Sammilan Parishad and Jatiyo Rabindra Sangeet Shilpi Sangstha. He regularly performs in different TV channels at home and abroad. He is the founder of Shurolok, a cultural organisation in Dhaka.