Quick Info
| Profession | Playback Singer |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 04/10/1931 |
| Age | 90 years (died on 15, Feb, 2022) |
| Birthplace | Dhakuria, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Date of Death | 15/02/2022 |
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Physical Stats & More
| Eye Color | Black |
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| Hair Color | White |
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Personal Life
| Place of Death | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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| Cause of Death | Cardiac arrest |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Marriage Date | 1966 |
Family
| Husband | Shyamal Gupta (Bengali poet and lyricist) | ||||
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Career
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| First Radio Performance | 1943 at age 12, singing a composition by Ajay Bhattacharya for the programme Golpodadur Ashor | ||||
| First Recording | 1945 by HMV | ||||
| First Album | Durga Puja songs album released in 1948 | ||||
| First Playback Film | Samapika (1948) | ||||
| Notable Collaborations | Duet with Lata Mangeshkar in Tarana (1951) singing 'Bol papiha bol'; extensive duet work with Bengali singer Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, particularly for actress Suchitra Sen | ||||
| Hindi Films | Sang playback for approximately 17 Hindi films before returning to Kolkata |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Sandhya received music training from Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor A T Kannan, and Professor Chinmoy Lahiri. | |
| 2. She achieved the top position in the Gitashree Examination in 1946. | |
| 3. Her autobiography "Ogo Mor Gitimoy" was published in 2001. | |
| 4. Sandhya's partnership with Bengali singer Hemanta Mukherjee gained significant acclaim. | |
| 5. During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Sandhya organized fundraising for refugees from West Bengal. | |
| 6. She was the first artist to visit Dhaka to perform on Bangladesh's independence day in 1971. | |
| 7. She was an exponent of multiple singing genres including classical khayal, thumri, bhajan, ghazal, kirtan, bhatiyali, baul, puratani, Rabindrasangeet, and Nazrulgeeti. |