Ratan Kahar is a Padma Shri awarded folk singer from West Bengal state of India.

Ratan Kahar (born 1935) is a veteran folk singer of Bhadu and Jhumur songs of rural Bengal in India.

[2] His famous song Boroloker Biti Lo gained popularity in 1972 with Swapna Chakraborty's voice.

Due to that controversy, Ratan Kahar's music creation, achievements, songs, artistry came to the fore.

[5] His other Bengali songs are: In 2024, Government of India honored him with country's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri.