Karunamaya Goswami (11 March 1943 – 30 June 2017)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi musicologist and litterateur.[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2012 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to music research.[4] He is known as a Nazrul Geeti exponent.[5]

Karunamoy Goswami
করুণাময় গোস্বামী
Karunamaya Goswami in 2016
Born	(1943-03-11)11 March 1943
Died	30 June 2017(2017-06-30) (aged 74)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	Ph.D.
Alma mater	University of Dhaka

Education

Goswami completed his Ph.D. on the topic "Bangla Kavyageetir Dharay Kazi Nazrul Islam-er Sthan, Contribution of Kazi Nazrul Islam to the development of Bengali music" from the University of Dhaka in 1987.[5]

Works

• Aspects of Nazrul Songs (1990)
• Kazi Nazrul Islam: A Profile (1990)
• Introducing Kazi Nazrul Islam (1999)
• Rabindranath-er Palestine Bhabna O Onnanyo (2006)
• Stories of Africa (1975)

Awards

• Nazrul Memorial Gold Medal and Award (1987)
• Bangla Academy Literary Award (2009)
• Ekushey Padak (2012)
• Tagore Award by Bangla Academy (2013)

References