Pannalal Bhattacharyya

Pannalal Bhattacharya was an Indian singer of Bengali music. Most of the songs he sang were written by Ramprasad Sen and Kamalakanta Bhattacharya, both of whom were Shakta poets of Bengal. He was the younger brother of Prafulla Bhattacharya, the music director of the golden age of Bengali songs, and renowned singer Dhananjay Bhattacharya. He was eight years younger than his elder brother Dhananjay Bhattacharya. He developed a special style of singing, Shyama Sangeet, that continues to be used. He committed suicide at the age of 36.