Nirmala Mishra was an Indian singer of predominantly Odia and Bengali film songs. She was a recipient of the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrishna Das Award as an honor for her lifetime contribution to Odia music.
Veteran Bengali and Odia singer Nirmala Mishra died at her residence in the Chetla area here in the early hours of Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack, a senior doctor said.
Nirmala Mishra, who lent her voice to songs in several Bengali and Odia films, had been battling age-related ailments for some time. “She suffered a massive heart attack around 12.05 am and was taken to the nearest nursing home, where the singer was declared dead,” the doctor told PTI.
Her popular Bengali songs include ‘Eamon Ekta Jhinuk’, ‘Bolo to Arshi’ and ‘Eai Banglar Mati Te’, while some of her hit Odia songs are ‘Nida Bhara Raati Madhu Jhara Janha’ and ‘Mo Mana Beena Ra Taare’.