Born in 1954 in Mangarwaliya village in Bihar, Shri Braj Kishor Dubey has distinguished
himself in the field of folk music of Bihar, especially in the Bhojpuri region.
A distinguished performer of the folk music of Bihar, he has extensively performed various
folk music genres in many prestigious festivals organized in the State of Bihar, as well as
other parts of the country. He has given many noteworthy performances in Festivals of
India, organized especially in Mauritius. Shri Braj Kishor Dubey has documented and
preserved a vast collection of Bhojpuri folk songs, and has also written and composed
songs for various regional stations of All India Radio, primarily in a music feature Ang Ang
Fagun. He regularly hosts and anchors a popular programme of Doordarshan, Bihar, titled
Lathi Singh. He has also authored and published a collection of Bhojpuri stories Sakdam
and many songs that were part of several Bhojpuri films like Bihari Babu and Maee. He
wrote the theme song Wah Khiladi Wah which was presented during the opening ceremony
of the first Women's Kabaddi World Cup held in Patna, Bihar in 2012. A research paper was
prepared by the Department of Bhojpuri, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arah, Bihar titled
Braj Kishor Dubey - Vyaktitva Aur Krititva.
For his services in the field of Bhojpuri folk music, Shri Braj Kishor Dubey has been
honoured with various awards such as the Bhikhari Thakur Samman, and the
Vindhyavasini Devi Puraskar.
Shri Braj Kishor Dubey receives the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution to
the folk music of Bihar.