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{{short description|Bengali singer (born 1949)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Haimanti Sukla
| native_name = হৈমন্তী শুক্লা
| image = Haimanti Sukla MA01.jpg
| caption = Sukla in November 2019
| image_size =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|02|02}}
| birth_place = [[Sirajganj]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]] (present-day [[Bangladesh]])
| occupations = Singer
| years_active = 1972–present
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| label =
| website =
}}

'''Haimanti Shukla''' is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] singer.<ref name="Singer's biography Gomolo">{{cite web|title=Singer's biography Gomolo|url=http://www.gomolo.com/about-haimanti-shukla/47769|accessdate=3 July 2012|archive-date=3 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003015617/http://www.gomolo.com/about-haimanti-shukla/47769|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tradition of [[Hindustani classical music]] was in her family<ref name="Haimanti Sukla website">{{cite web|title=Haimanti Sukla website|url=http://haimantisukla.com/biography.php|accessdate=3 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216060328/http://haimantisukla.com/biography.php|archive-date=16 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and this helped her to become a classically trained singer.<ref name="Biography at Salilda.com">{{cite web|title=Biography at Salilda.com|url=http://salilda.com/nonfilmsongs/haimanti.asp|accessdate=3 July 2012}}</ref> She recorded her first song "''E to kanna noy aamar"'' in 1972.<ref name="Haimanti Sukla website" />

==Early life==
She was born in [[Sirajganj]], [[East Pakistan]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]] (present-day Bangladesh) to Harihar Sukla, a noted Hindustani classical vocalist.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=bn:ভাষা ও সংস্কৃতি |trans-title=Language and culture |url=http://www.sirajganj.gov.bd/en/site/page/jSvF-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF |website=Sirajganj District |language=bn}}</ref> She received her training from her father.

==Career==
Her most popular song in Bollywood is ''Kahan Se Aaye Badra'' from the movie ''[[Chashme Buddoor (1981 film)|Chashme Buddoor]]''. Her first Hindi movie song was "Jeevan ki kitabon par" from movie "Amavas ka Chand".
Some of her most notable songs are "''Amar Bolar Kichu Chilo Na"'', (which was composed by [[Manna De]] and released in 1978), <ref name="Manna Dey's heart and soul lied in music: Haimanti Shukla ">{{cite news |title=Manna Dey's heart and soul lied in music: Haimanti Shukla |date=24 October 2013 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/manna-dey-s-heart-and-soul-lied-in-music-haimanti-shukla/story-mIwmITTpfs63TCflenxO5J.html |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> ''Bikel Holei Tomaay'' (composed by [[Naushad]], witten by [[Ravindra Jain]]), ''Ekhono Sarengita Bajchhe'' (composed by Abhijit Banerjee), ''Jani Na Eye Mala'' (composed by [[Ali Akbar Khan]]), ''Lachaki Lachaki Awat'' (composed by [[Bhimsen Joshi]]), ''Mone Pore Tomare'' (composed by [[Pandit Ravi Shankar]]), ''Ogo Brishti Ami Chokher Pata'' (composed by [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]), ''Thikana Na Rekhe'' (composed by [[Manna Dey]]) etc.

==Filmography==
*Amrita (2012)
*Arohon (2010)
*Musolmanir Galpo (2010)
*1 No. Plum Villa (2009)
*Antarotamo (2008)
*Gandharbi (2002)
*Bhakter Bhagaban (1997)
* [[Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film)|Bhalobasa Bhalobasa]] (1985)
* Jaiphula (1984) (Odia movie)
* [[Chashme Buddoor (1981 film)|Chashme Buddoor]] (1981)
*Darpachurna (1980)
*Amavas Ka Chand (1979)
*Sister (1977)
*Asadharan (1977)
*Ami Se O Sakha (1977)

==Awards==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Organization/Award !! Film/Song
|-
| 1973 || Pratishruti Parishad || Music Award
|-
| 1978 || Bangla Chalachitra Prashar Samiti Best Singer || Film: Balok Sharatchandra
|-
| 1982 || Sur Singer Academy<br/>Mian Tansen Award ||
|-
| 1982 || Bangla Chalachitra Prachar Sanshad || Film: Bodhani
|-
| 1982 || Bangla Chalachitra Purashkar Samiti || Ram Kahat Hai (Hindi)
|-
| 1999 || Bangla Language & Literary Society, Singapore ||
|-
| 1999 || NABC Worldwide Millennium Celebration ||
|-
| 2005 || Kalakar Award<ref name="Kalakar award winners">{{cite web|title=Kalakar award winners|url=http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf|publisher=Kalakar website|access-date=16 October 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155216/http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf|archive-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> || Best music album
Bankura University, West Bengal, India awarded her Honorary D. Litt. on 29 October 2018 for her significant contribution to the field of music
|}


==References==
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