Akhilbandhu Ghosh

Akhil Bandhu Ghosh (; 20 October 1920 – 20 March 1988) was a Bengali singer from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is considered as one of the greatest exponents of Bengali classical based vocal music.

Early years Akhil Bandhu Ghosh was born to Sri Bamandas Ghosh and Smt. Manimala Ghosh of Kolkata. In the early years he was a shy and introvert boy. He studied in Bhabanipur Nasiruddin Memorial School of Kolkata. Hemanta Mukherjee was one of his close friends since his childhood days. He received the first lessons in music from his maternal uncle Sri Kalidas Guha. Later he took lessons from Nirapada Mukhopadhyay, Tarapada Chakraborty and Chinmoy Lahiri.

Personal life He married Dipali Ghosh in 1947 and led a very happy married life. Dipali was Ghosh's disciple and a noted singer too. The childless couple devoted their life in teaching classical based vocal music to hundreds of disciples in their house located at 25, Turf Road, Bhabanipur, Kolkata.

For several years he was associated with the Bengal Music College, founded by Nanigopal Bhattacharya in 1940.

Discography

List of songs sung or composed by Akhil Bandhu Ghosh (in alphabetical order) + Akhil Bandhu Ghosh discographyYearSongSingerTypeLyricsMusicRecord No./OtherRecord Speed 1984 Aaj noy kaal Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Sayd Abul Hasan Prabir Majumder 2226-1164 EP 1962 Aaji chNadini raati go Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6134 78 RPM 1947 Aamar kanone phutechhilo phul Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Byomkesh Lahiri Santosh Mukhopadhyay JNG 5840 78 RPM 1950 Aamar somadhi pore Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pabitra Mitra Sudhirlal Chakraborty H 1488 78 RPM 1977 Aami keno rohilam (Darbari Kanada) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Ratu Mukhopadhyay Ratu Mukhopadhyay JNLX 1021 LP 1963 Aami kotha dile kotha rakhi Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6163 78 RPM 1960 Aami je piyasi Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Biswanath Bardhan Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6061 78 RPM - Aar toh chole na Radha Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Madhusudan Gupta Akhil Bandhu Ghosh TN 507 78 RPM 1965 Abhimani cheye dekho Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Santosh Mukhopadhyay JNG 6198 78 RPM 1977 Barosar megh bhese jay (Surdasi Malhar) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Gauriprasanna Mazumder Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNLX 1021 LP 1960 Bnashoriya bNashi bajaiyo na Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Shanti Bhattacharya Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6061 78 RPM 1949 Bol kemone jagai Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Gauriprasanna Mazumder Anupan Ghatak H 1440 78 RPM 1949 Chaiti godhuli jay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Gauriprasanna Mazumder Anupan Ghatak H 1440 78 RPM 1977 Dekona taare (Shankara) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Gauriprasanna Mazumder Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNLX 1021 LP 1947 Ekti Kusum Jobe Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Santosh Mukhopadhyay JNG 5840 78 RPM 1961 Emon dine Ma je amar Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Madhu Gupta Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6117 78 RPM 1984 Er naam ki bhalobasa Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Sayd Abul Hasan Prabir Majumder 2226-1164 EP - Gokul chhariya Kala Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Shib Krishna Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh TN 507 78 RPM 1985 Guru mohe de gaye Sandhya Mukhopadhyay Bhajan Kabir Das Akhil Bandhu Ghosh ECSD 41567 - 1984 Heso na jhore jaabe Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Sayd Abul Hasan Prabir Majumder 2226-1164 EP 1977 Jaago jaago priyo (Vatiar) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Madhu Gupta Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNLX 1021 LP 1980 Jalete sundori koinya Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Sunilbaran Rotu Bandyopadhyay JNGS 6354 SP - Jamuna kinare Sandhya Mukhopadhyay Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh GE 25490 45 1964 Je tomay sadhu sajay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6181 78 RPM 1977 Jete jete churi kore chay (Vairabi) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Ratu Mukhopadhyay Ratu Mukhopadhyay JNLX 1021 LP 1973 Jeno kichhu mone korona Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Dipali Ghosh JNGS 6324 SP 1961 Kaar milon chao birohi Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore Matrix No. OJE 17532 (unpublished) Megaphone (republished 2003) 1959 Kabe achhi kabe nei Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6046 78 RPM 1977 Kemone janabo (Tilak Kamod) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Gauriprasanna Mazumder Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNLX 1021 LP 1953 Keno prohor na jete Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Gauriprasanna Mazumder Dilip Sarkar N 82547 78 RPM 1971 Keno tumi bodle gechho Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNGS 6295 SP 1965 Koyelia jaane Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Santosh Mukhopadhyay JNG 6198 78 RPM 1952 Madol baja ore baja Akhil Bandhu Ghosh, Utpala Sen, Bani Sengupta Film: Meghmukti Tarit Kumar Ghosh Umapati Sil - - - Mane nei mon Sandhya Mukhopadhyay Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh GE 25490 45 1977 Marome mori go (Deshi Todi) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNLX 1021 LP 1950 Maromia baNshi Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pabitra Mitra Sudhirlal Chakraborty H 1488 78 RPM 1953 Mayamrigo samo Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Gauriprasanna Mazumder Durga Sen N 82547 78 RPM 1977 Milano nishithe gele phire (Maj Khamaj) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Indrani Bhattacharya Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNLX 1021 LP 1962 Nahoy mon dite tumi parona Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6134 78 RPM 1948 Nutan Jiban Dekhao amare Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Dilip Sarkar Dilip Sarkar H 1301 78 RPM 1961 O dayal bichar karo Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6117 78 RPM - O Rai ki byadhi hoilo Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Suren Chakraborty Pankaj Mallick GE 25007 78 RPM 1977 O go Shyam bihone brindabone (Pilu) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Suren Chakraborty Pankaj Mallick JNLX 1021 LP 1977 Aami keno rohilam (Darbari Kanada) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Ratu Mukhopadhyay Ratu Mukhopadhyay JNLX 1021 LP 1971 Oi jah aami bolte bhule gechhi Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNGS 6295 SP 1959 Oi je akasher gay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Shanti Bhattacharya Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6046 78 RPM 1948 Phaguner chaNd dube gelo Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Akhil Bandhu Ghosh H 1301 78 RPM 1954 Piyal shakhar phNake othe Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Gauriprasanna Mazumder Akhil Bandhu Ghosh N 82606 78 RPM 1973 Sarati jibon ki je pelam Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Dipali Ghosh JNGS 6324 SP 1980 Se kemon nupur ogo Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Rotu Bandyopadhyay JNGS 6354 SP 1977 Se kuhu yamini (Jayjayanti) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Madhu Gupta Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNLX 1021 LP 1964 Sedin chNader alo Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6181 78 RPM 1984 Sesh hoye elo na Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Sayd Abul Hasan Prabir Majumder 2226-1164 EP 1954 Shipra nodir teere Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Shanti Bhattacharya Akhil Bandhu Ghosh N 82606 78 RPM 1977 Shono shono (Nag Ranjani) Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Madhu Gupta Arup Bhattacharya JNLX 1021 LP 1949 Shrabano rajani sheshe Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Kamal Ghosh Anupan Ghatak H 1401 78 RPM 1949 Swapan parabarer teere Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Kamal Ghosh Anupan Ghatak H 1401 78 RPM - Swapane pohabe rajani Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Classical based Tapan Bhattacharya Dipali Ghosh 31008 Sagarika Cassette 1963 Tomar bhubane phuler mela Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Pulak Bandyopadhyay Akhil Bandhu Ghosh JNG 6163 78 RPM 1961 Tumi mor paonai porichoy Akhil Bandhu Ghosh Bengali Modern Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore Matrix No. OJE 17532 Unpublished

Legacy Akhil Bandhu Ghosh's songs had become synonymous with the romantic ode in Bengali. Kabir Suman, an artist who initiated New wave in Bengali modern songs, mentioned Akhil Bandhu Ghosh in one of his compositions of 1970, বয়স আমার মুখের রেখায় (Bayas amar mukher rekhay), where it was said, একলা লাগার সময় মানে নিজের সঙ্গে কথা বলা তারই ফাঁকে কোথায় যেন অখিলবন্ধু ঘোষের গলাWhen lonely moments get lonelier, And we sink into ourselves talking to our inner self, 'Tis not hard to find, assuring and comforting as ever The resonating voice of Akhil Bandhu Ghosh

Death On March 20, 1988, Ghosh came back from Andal attending a musical soiree, feeling unwell. He was admitted to P G Hospital first, and shifted to Sambhunath Pandit Hospital. He died in the afternoon, survived by his wife.