Uma Bose

{{Infobox writer  | name = Uma Bose (Hashi) | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|01|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Calcutta | death_date = {{Death date and age|1942|01|22|1921|01|22|df=y}} | death_place = Calcutta | nationality = Indian | occupation = Singer }} '''Uma Bose''' '''(Hashi)''' (22 January 1921 – 22 January 1942) was a musical prodigy.

==Early life== She was born in Calcutta to Prabha Bose (née Mitra) and Dharani Bose. Her father, who built the Mackinnon Mackenzie building in Calcutta and was a councillor of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation, belonged to an eminent family of builders. On the maternal side of her family, she was a great-granddaughter of Brajendranath De.

==Career== She was a disciple of Dilipkumar Roy, with whom she composed several songs.

Such was her popularity, that Mahatma Gandhi once described her as 'The Nightingale of Bengal' in 1937.<ref name="harikrishnamandir">[http://www.harikrishnamandirindraniloy.com/dadaji_biography.htm Biographical Notes on D.L.Roy]{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

==Death== She died of tuberculosis on 22 January 1942, which was her 21st birthday.

==Songs== *Aaj Faguner Protham Diney (1938) *Aakasher Chand Matir Phuletey (1943) *Rupey Barney Gandhey (1940) *Key Tomarey Janatey Parey (1943) *Jibaney Maroney Esho (1940) *Chand Kahey Chameli Go Hey Nirupama (1938) *Jharano Patar Pathey (1938) *Neel Pori (1940) *Andharer Dorey Gatha (1941) *Prokitir Ghomtakhani Khol (1937) *Tomaye Guni Jeno Shuni (1937) *Rangajabaye Kaajki Ma Tore (1943) *Mon Tumi Krishi Kaaj Jano Na (1937) *Nirjharini (1940) *Aji Tomar Kachey Bhashiya Jayee (1937) *O Amar Mon Bholano (1939) *Modhu Murali Baajey (1940)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bose, Uma}} Category:Bengali Hindus Category:Bengali singers Category:1921 births Category:1942 deaths Category:20th-century Indian musicians Category:Musicians from Kolkata