Nirmala Mishra was an Indian singer of predominantly Odia and Bengali film songs. She was a recipient of the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Das Award as an honor for her lifetime contribution to Odia music. Nirmala was born to Mohinimohan Mishra And Bhabani Devi on 21 October 1938 in Majilpur, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India.
Meet Mohinimohan Mishra and Bhabani Devi
Mishra was born on October 21, 1938, in Majilpur, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India to Pandit Mohinimohana Mishra and Bhabani Devi on the eve of Durga Saptami.
Their family had to settle down in Chetla of Kolkata, due to her father’s job. There was a musical environment in her family. Father Pandit Mohinimohan Mishra and elder brother Murarimohan Mishra, both were famous singers.
Nirmala’s family title was Bandopadhyay (Banarjee). Her family was awarded the title of ‘Mishra’. Her father was also awarded the titles of ‘Pandit’, ‘Sangitratna’, and ‘Sangitnayak’ on behalf of ‘Kashi Sangit Samaj’.