MUMBAI: Singing legend Manna Dey, was awarded an honorary doctorate of literature (DLit) by Jadavpur University on 25 December, 2008.
West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi presented the DLit degree to Dey, 88, for his contribution to the Indian music industry at the 53rd annual convocation of the varsity here. “All I do is a little bit of singing and don’t think I deserve such an honour. It feels great and I am elated” Dey told reporters after receiving the award.
Renowned singer, Mohammad Rafi, once said to reporters: “You listen to my songs. I listen only to Manna Dey’s songs”. According to musicians Sachin Dev Burman and Anil Biswas, Manna Dey could sing any song of Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh and Talat Mehmood. Manna Dey’s real name is Prabodh Chandra Dey but he’s known by his nickname.
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Manna Dey is one of the greatest playback singers of all time in Hindi films and other vernacular Indian films, especially Bengali Some of the noted films he sang for are ‘Padosan’, ‘Waqt’, ‘Shree 420’, ‘Teesri Kasam’, ‘Upkaar’, ‘Mere Huzoor’ and ‘Zanjeer’. He has also been honored with the titles Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.
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