Sanjit Acharya

Sanjit Acharya
Born	1953 Chafra village, Patiya, Chattagram
Died	9 December, 2024 Chittagong
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation(s)	Singer-Songwriter, Playright
Known for	Chattogram Folk-music, Maizbhandari
Notable work	Ore Sampanwala

Sanjit Acharya (born 1953) was a Bangladeshi singer, composer, playwright, and lyricist from Chattogram. He is best known for his song O Re Sampanwala, which was used in his play Sampanwala

Life

Sanjit Acharya was a Bangladeshi singer, composer, playwright, and lyricist from Chattogram. He is best known for his song O Re Sampanwala, which was used in his play Sampanwala.. His other notable creations include Amar Moner Bedona Bondhu Chara Jane Na and Banshkhali Moishkhali Pal Uraiya Dile Sampan Gur Gurai Chole. He wrote two plays: Sampanwala and Sonai Bandhu . Both were later turned into films. His music first gained national attention in 1978, when two of his duets with Kalyani Ghosh—"Gura Gura Kotha Hoi Baganer Adale" and "Satya Gori Hao Na Cox's Bazar Loi Jaiba"—were recorded on gramophone. He has written or composed over 1000 songs. .

Notable songs

• Satya Gori Hao Na Cox's Bazar Loi Jaiba
• Gura Gura Kotha Hoi Baganer Adale
• Ore Bus Conductor
• Ore Sampanwala
• Ore Karnaphulire Shakkhi Rakhilam Tore...