Karunamaya Goswami

Karunamaya Goswami (11 March 1943 – 30 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi musicologist and litterateur. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2012 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to music research. He is known as a Nazrul Geeti exponent.

Education
Goswami completed his Ph.D. on the topic "Bangla Kavyageetir Dharay Kazi Nazrul Islam-er Sthan, Contribution of Kazi Nazrul Islam to the development of Bengali music" from the University of Dhaka in 1987.

Works

 * Aspects of Nazrul Songs (1990)
 * Kazi Nazrul Islam: A Profile (1990)
 * Introducing Kazi Nazrul Islam (1999)
 * Rabindranath-er Palestine Bhabna O Onnanyo (2006)
 * Stories of Africa (1975)

Awards

 * Nazrul Memorial Gold Medal and Award (1987)
 * Bangla Academy Literary Award (2009)
 * Ekushey Padak (2012)
 * Tagore Award by Bangla Academy (2013)