Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
- - Original Name: Prabodh Chandra Dey
- - Nick Name: Manna Dey
- - Date of Birth: May 1, 1919
- - Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- - Birth Place: Kolkata, British India
- - Religion: Hindu
- - Marital Status: Married
Family Background
- - Father's Name: Purna Chandra
- - Mother's Name: Mahamaya Dey
- - Sister (s): Meenal and Neekita
- - Wife : Sulochana Kumaran
- - Son : Shuroma and Sumita
Music Gurus
Singing: Krishna Chandra Dey, Ustad Dabir Khan, Pandit Jiwanlal Matto and Firoze Nizami.
classical music: Ustad Aman Ali Khan and Ustad Abdul Rahman Khan.
Filmography
Debut: Tamanna (1943)
Famous Songs: Amar Bhupali, Yeh Dosti Hum Nehi Torenge, Ek Chatur Naar, Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Kashmir Ki Kali , Neel Kamal.
Education
- - Schooling from Indu Babur Pathshala, Scottish Church Collegiate School and Scottish Church College.
- - Graduation fom Vidyasagar College.
Awards and Honors
- - Dey has pursued wrestling and boxing from his childhood.
- - Manna Dey stood first for three consecutive years in three different categories of inter-collegiate singing competitions at school level.
- - He sang with various singer and composer for Bengali movies also.
- - Dey also performed Rabindra Sangeet and has recorded over 3500 songs.
- - A documentary on Dey's life, 'Jibaner Jalsaghore' a was released in 2008.
Awards and Honors
- - Padma Bhushan in 2005
- - Padma Shri in 1971.
- - National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in the years 1969 and 1971.
- - Lata Mangeshkar Award awarded by Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1985.
- - Michale Sahittyo Puraskar awarded by Renaissance Sanskritik Parishad, Dhaka in 1988.
- - Shyamal Mitra Award by Mithun Fans Association in 1990.
- - Sangeet Swarnachurr Award awarded by Shree Khetra Kala Prakashika, Puri in 1991.
- - P.C.Chandra Award by P.C.Chandra Group & others in 1993.
- - Kamala Devi Roy Award by Kamala Devi Group in 1999.
- - Anandalok Lifetime Award by Anandabazar Group in 2001.
- - Special Jury Swaralaya Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in music in 2002.
- - Alauddin Khan Award by Government of West Bengal in 2003.
- - National Award as Playback singer by Government of Kerala in 2004.
- - D. Litt Honouris Causa by Rabindra Bharati University in 2004.
- - Life Time Achievement award by Government of Maharashtra in 2005.
- - D.Litt Honouris Causa by Burdwan University in 2005.
- - First Akshaya Award by Government of orissa in 2007
- - D.Litt Honouris Causa by Jadavpur University in 2008
- - Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2009.
