Namrata Mohanty
Namrata Mohanty is an Odia singer based in Cuttack, Odisha, India. She is a B-High grade singer of Akashvani (radio broadcaster)|All India Radio (AIR)], Cuttack since 1983. She is a science graduate from Brahmapur University. She was undergoing Masters, but discontinued because of illness. Career. Mohanty received training in Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical vocal from musicians like Dhananjay Satapathy, A. Maheswar Rao and Shantanu Das. Her first solo album of Oriya modern songs ‘Janhare Tolide Ghara’ was released in 2009. The album had lyrics by Bijaya Malla, Nizam and Arun Mantri, and composer Om Prakash Mohanty had  set them to tune. Her second solo Oriya album ‘Dipa Jale Dipa Libhe’ was released in 2010. She recovered and rendered some lost and unpublished lyrics written by the legendary songwriter-singer-composer of Odisha, Akshaya Mohanty . Music director Om Prakash Mohanty used befitting compositions for the lost lyrics. In 2014, she released two more solo albums simultaneously named 'Chhuti' and 'Ninad'. 'Chhuti' was a collection of twelve modern peppy Music of Odisha|Oriya songs written by lyricist Bijaya Malla and composed by Om Prakash Mohanty. ‘Ninad’ is a collection of eight traditional Hindi bhajans written by saint-poets like Tulsidas , Surdas, Meera Bai, Kabir and Lalit Kishori. Veteran composer A. Maheswar Rao has composed the music. The two albums reflect her versatility in singing traditional bhajans as well as modern songs. While her Hindi devotional album ‘Ninad’ reached a wider audience all over the country, ‘Chhuti’ appealed to the young generation of Odisha. She has sung the Oriya translations of some of the most popular songs of Bengali poet and musician Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976), which is popularly known as Nazrul Geeti. Veteran lyricist and composer, Swaroop Naik has translated twelve selected songs of Nazrul into Oriya and noted music  arranger and designer Nityashree Ranjan has supervised the dubbing sessions. References. 4. http://www.asianage.com/music/now-nazrul-geeti-odia-885 5. http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/now-you-can-listen-to-nazrul-geeti-in-odia.html 6. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150729/jsp/odisha/story_34147.jsp#.VeK7N_mqqko Category:Indian radio actresses Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:People from Cuttack Category:Indian women classical singers Category:Odia playback singers Category:21st-century Indian singers Category:21st-century Indian women singers Category:Singers from Odisha Category:Women musicians from Odisha