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|name=Gobinda Halder<br/> গোবিন্দ হালদার<br />
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|birth_date= 1930<br />
|birth_place= [[Bangaon]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
|nationality= [[India]]n<br />
|death_date= 17 January 2015 (aged 84) <br />
|death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
|occupation= Lyricist, poet<br />
|spouse= Parul Halder<br />
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'''Gobinda Halder''' (1930 – 17 January 2015) was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] lyricist and poet. He wrote patriotic songs during [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971 which include "Mora Ekti Phulke Bachabo Bole Juddho Kori", "Ek Sagor Rokter Binimoye Banglar Swadhinata Anlo Jara", "Purbo Digonte Surjo Uthechhe Rokto Lal", and "Padma Meghna Jamuna Tomar Amar Thikana".<ref name=death>{{cite news|title=Lyricist Gobinda Halder passes away|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/lyricist-gobinda-halder-passes-away-60372|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=17 January 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Halder was born '''Gobinda Halder''' or '''Govinda Haldar''' at [[Bangaon]], [[Bengal Presidency]] on either 21 February 1930 or 1 August 1930 (varying sources).<ref name="The Daily Star 2015">{{cite news|title=The songsmith who inspired freedom fighters|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/the-songsmith-who-inspired-freedom-fighters-60424|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=26 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="MoralNews 2015">{{cite web|title=Lyricist Gobinda Halder no more|website=Moral News|date=26 January 2015|url=http://www.moralnews24.com/en/?p=2654|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref> He completed his school education in Bongaon. He completed his graduation and post-graduation in Bengali from [[Calcutta University]]. Later he joined the income tax department and retired in July 1988.<ref name="The Daily Star 2015"/><br />
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His patriotic songs started being aired in June 1971 from the [[Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra]]. [[Belal Muhammad]], the cofounder of the Kendra, stated in his book that no foreigner was allowed to write or perform songs for the Kendra so Halder was not credited. He visited Bangladesh once in June 1972 and met the Kendra authority who agreed to credit him but was never given remuneration.<ref name="The Daily Star 2015"/><ref name="DhakaTribune 2015">{{cite news|title=Lyricist Gobinda Halder dies|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/south-asia/2015/jan/17/lyricist-gobinda-halder-dies|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|date=17 January 2015|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
Halder wrote nearly 3500 semi-classical, folk, [[baul]], [[kirtan]], [[Shyama Sangeet]] and modern Bengali songs. He stopped writing when he lost sight following [[glaucoma]].<ref name="The Daily Star 2015"/><ref name="DhakaTribune 2015"/><br />
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He composed large number of patriotic songs during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] in 1971. Some of them are ''Mora Ekti Phulke Bachabo Bole Juddho Kori'', ''Ek Sagor Rokter Binimoye Banglar Swadhinata Anlo Jara'', ''Purbo Digonte Surjo Uthechhe Rokto Lal'' and ''Padma Meghna Jamuna Tomar Amar Thikana''.<ref name="The Daily Star 2015"/><ref name="Standard2015"/><ref name="bdnews24"/><ref>{{cite web |script-title=bn:সর্বকালের সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ বাংলা গান |trans-title= |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bengali/news/story/2006/05/060502_mbsheragaan.shtml |language=bn |work=BBC Bangla |accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref> His song ''Ek Sagor Rokter Binimoye'' was popular during war and later was adopted as a signature tune of Bangladesh TV in the 1990s.<ref name="Standard2015"/> Though his songs were popular during war and his other songs were aired on [[All India Radio]] and [[Doordarshan]], he never got the acknowledgement.<ref name="The Daily Star 2015"/><br />
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His first book ''Door Digonte'' was published with only five hundred copies in 1989 and were sold out but he could not manage to reprint.<ref name="The Daily Star 2015"/><br />
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==Honors==<br />
Halder was awarded the ''Friends of Liberation War Award'' by [[Government of Bangladesh]] in [[Dhaka]] in 2012.<ref name="The Daily Star 2015"/><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Halder was married to Parul Halder and had a daughter, Gopa.<ref name="The Daily Star 2015"/><br />
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==Death==<br />
Halder was hospitalised on 13 December 2014 in Kolkata following age related ailments and kidney problems.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM stands by ailing Gobinda Halder|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/pm-stands-by-ailing-gobinda-halder-56375|newspaper=The Daily Star|agency=BSS|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref> He died one month later, on 17 January 2015 at [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India, aged 84. He was cremated at Neemtola crematorium in the city.<ref name="The Daily Star 2015"/><ref name="Standard2015">{{cite news |title=Bangladesh War fame lyricist Gobinda Haldar dies at 84 |url=http://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bangladesh-war-fame-lyricist-gobinda-haldar-dies-at-84-115011700770_1.html |newspaper=Business Standard |date=17 January 2015 |accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="bdnews24">{{cite news |title=Lyricist Gobinda Halder dies |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/01/17/lyricist-gobinda-halder-dies-at-the-age-of-85 |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=17 January 2015 |accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Daily Observer 2015">{{cite news |title=Cabinet condoles death of Gobinda Haldar |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2015/01/20/67644.php |newspaper=The Daily Observer |date=20 January 2015 |accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lyricist Gobinda Halder dies |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/01/17/lyricist-gobinda-halder-dies-at-the-age-of-85 |newspaper=Bdnews24.com |accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Legendary songwriter Govinda Halder passes away |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/58034/Legendary-songwriter-Govinda-Halder-passes-away |newspaper=Prothom Alo |accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Indian lyricist of Bangladesh Liberation War dies |url=http://www.kollytalk.com/national/indian-lyricist-bangladesh-liberation-war-dies-210669.html |publisher=KollyTalk |date=17 January 2015 |accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref>{{overcite|date=April 2019}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Bengali poets]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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