Mumbai, 01 June (HS): Renowned playback singer Suman

Kalyanpur passed away at her residence in Mumbai on Sunday. She was 89. Before

her marriage she was Suman Hemadi and her songs in her maiden name were also

very popular.

Borth in Bhavanipur (now in Bangladesh) on January

28, 1937, she was in love with music since her childhood. Her entry was made

through a Marathi song composed by renowned poet and lyricist G D Madgulkar,

and then she never looked back. She sang thousands of songs in Marathi, Hindi,

Gujarati and Bangla.

Suman Kalyanpur was honoured with Padmabhushan award

by the government of India in 2023, which she received at the hands of

President Droupadi Murmu. During the last few years she remained away from the

field of music due to age-related health issues.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar