Kabir Suman was born in a Bengali Hindu Brahmin family on 16 March 1949. His father’s name is Sudhindranath and his mother’s name is Uma Chattopadhyay. He is an Indian music director, songwriter, singer, composer, politician, and former journalist.
He started his training in classical music at a very young age, under the tutelage of his father. Acharya Kalipada Das & Chinmoy Lahiri taught him the khayal. He studied at St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata. He graduated with honors in English Literature from Jadavpur University and did a diploma in French language and German language.
He shot to fame in the 1990s with Bengali albums such as Tomake Chai (I Want You) and Boshe Anko (Sit-and-Draw).
