Partha Pratim Majumder

Partha Pratim Majumder
Born	Premanshu Kumar Biswas (1954-01-18) 18 January 1954 (age 70) Kalachadpara, Pabna, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Citizenship	Bangladesh France[1]
Occupation	mime artist
Relatives	Barin Mazumder(Father) Ila Majumder(Mother) Bappa Mazumder(Brother) Partha Sharothi Mazumder(Brother)
Awards	Ekushey Padak (2010)
Honours	Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2011)[1]

Partha Pratim Majumder (

Partha was born to Himangshu Kumar Bishwash and Shusrika Bishwash in Kalachadpara of Pabna district which was then part of East Pakistan. Born as Premanshu Kumar Biswas, Partha was later adopted by Ustad Barin Mazumder and Ila Majumder. After receiving primary education at Jubilee School, he was sent to Chandannagar, India and was admitted in Dr. Shitol Prasad Ghosh Ideal School. There he met with Jogesh Dutta, an Indian mime artist and became interested in mime. Between 1966 and 1972 he studied at the Jogesh Dutta Mime Academy and received basic knowledge about the art. Meanwhile, Bangladesh became independent after a nine-month war and Partha moved back to his country. In 1972 he was admitted to Government Music College in Dhaka before graduating in 1976.The major lift up in his life was when he presented a solo performance at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in1979. ^[5]

Career

Partha started his career in the 1970s through singing and occasionally acting in some television and radio programs. His career got a break-through in 1979.

• Master of Mime – Mime Institute of India, 1987
• Master of the World – Journalist Association of Malaysia, 1987
• Molière Award – Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre, 2009
• Munier Chowdhury Award – 2009
• Ekushey Padak – Government of Bangladesh, 2010
• Government of France
  , 2011