▁in ▁Bah aru , ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁ 2 4 ▁P arg anas ▁district ▁of ▁West ▁Beng al . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁feature ▁regularly ▁on ▁All ▁India ▁Radio , ▁Do ord ar sh an ▁( TV ) ▁and ▁live ▁program mes / con cert s ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁television ▁interview , ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁to ▁noted ▁el oc ution ist ▁Ga uri ▁Gh osh , ▁his ▁wife ▁B ela ▁M uk her je e ▁re called ▁that ▁she ▁never ▁knew ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁persons ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁put ▁up ▁finan cially ▁or ▁otherwise ; ▁only ▁after ▁his ▁departure ▁that ▁this ▁truth ▁gradually ▁un ve iled . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Pad m ab h ush an ▁which ▁he ▁refused ▁polit ely , ▁having ▁already ▁turned ▁down ▁a ▁previous ▁offer ▁to ▁receive ▁Pad m ash ree ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁In ▁this ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁public ly ▁fel ic itated ▁in ▁Net aj i ▁Ind oor ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁for ▁comple ting ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁in ▁musical ▁journey , ▁where , ▁L ata ▁M anges h kar ▁presented ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁m emento ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁his ▁fans ▁and ▁adm ir ers . ▁Despite ▁his ▁age ing ▁voice , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Best ▁Male ▁S inger ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁for ▁his ▁rend ition ▁in ▁the ▁film