Suchitra Mitra, an exponent of Rabindrasangeet, died in Kolkata on 3 January 2010. She had set up Rabi Tirtha, the music school she set up in Kolkata in 1946 after completing her training in Santiniketan. She headed Rabindra Bharati University's music department. Her first record was released by HMV with two unforgettable renditions: Hridayer Ekul Okul Dukul Bheshe Jae and Maran Re Tuhu Mama Shyam Shaman in 1945.
Konika Bandopadhyay and Debabrata Biswas are the other noted Rabindrasangeet exponents.
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