Sona Mahaptra is a famous singer and a performer, who recently go a lot of news coverage by slamming IIT Bombay for asking her to ‘get a man’ so she can perform. Sona posted on facebook stating that the university has been asking her to perform in their cultural fest called Mood-I committee. But all the times they came with a big caveat. They wanted a man to accompany me who can stare the stage with me, a paid stage to be precise. She was upset and angry both at the same time for such a ridiculous thing. Mood Indigo is one of the biggest cultural fest in the country was slammed by her because of their mediocrity. She wrote a big letter how different it is and she wrote an unbiased letter, stating what she felt and how things are no matter how educated the people of institute are.
They still want a man to dominate the stage with a woman. Sona was upset with this fact and she made her point clear. Sona is a talented singer who hails from Odisha. She was born on 17 June 1976. She is married to Ram Sampath a famous music director who has given numerous hits in his music career. Sona is a well-read woman who graduated from Symbiosis Center of Management and HRD, Pune. She is a multi-talented woman and she knows how to state her opinions.
Career
Sona before starting her musical journey, worked as a brand manager in Marico, where she handled various brands such as Mediker, Parachute and many more. She started her career and made her debut as a singer on SatyamevJayate, which was hosted by Aamir Khan. She has sung many songs for the Bollywood films like Lori, Daav Laga, bahara, bedardi raja, I hate you like I love you, ambarsariya, chorichori, ghoorghoorke, naina, dilaajkal, jiyalaagena and many more songs. She has also given a lot of stage performances in her career.
Personal Info
- Name: Sona Mohapatra
- Nickname: Sona
- Date of Birth: 17 June 1976
- Age: 40 Years
- Place of Birth: Cuttack, Odisha
- Schools: Not Known
- College: College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubneshwar, Symbiosis Center of Management and HRD, Pune
- Marital Status: Married
- Husband: Ram Sampath
- Religion: Hindu
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Height: 5’8”
- Weight: 59Kgs
- Eye Colour: Black
- Profession: Singer, Music composer, Songwriter, and Producer
- Languages Known: Oriya, Hindi and English
