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Dipali Barthakur (30 January 1941 – 21 December 2018) was an Indian singer from Assam. Her songs were sung mainly in the Assamese language.[1] She received the fourth-highest civilian award of India, the Padma Shri, in the year 1998.[2]

Dipali Barthakur
Born	(1941-01-30)30 January 1941 Nilomoni Tea Estate, Sonari, Sivasagar, Assam
Died	21 December 2018(2018-12-21) (aged 77) Guwahati
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1955-1969
Spouse	Neel Pawan Baruah
Awards	Padmashri, 1998

Early life

Barthakur was born in 1941 to Bishwanath Borthakur and Chandrakanti Devi[3] in Sonari at Sivasagar, Assam.[4][5]

Musical career

Barthakur started her career as a singer early. When she was studying in class nine, in 1958, she sang the song "Mor Bopai Lahori" on All India Radio, Guwahati,[4] and the song "Joubone Amoni Kore Chenaidhon" for the film Lachit Borphukan (1959).[6]

Some of her other popular Assamese songs are:[3]

• "Sonor Kharu Nalage Muk"
• "Joubone Aamoni Kore, Chenaidhon"
• "Jundhone Junalite"
• "Konmana Boroxire Sip"
• "Senai Moi Jau Dei"
• "O' Bondhu Somoi Pale Amar Phale"

Personal life

Barthakur sang her last song "Luito nejabi boi" in 1969.[4] After that she began suffering from a severe motor neuron disease which hindered her singing and forced her to use a wheelchair. In 1976 she married Neel Pawan Barua, an eminent Indian artist and painter from Assam and son of renowned Assamese writer Binanda Chandra Barua.[1][7]

Barthakur died on 21 December 2018 at Nemcare Hospital, Guwahati, after a prolonged illness.[8] She was known as "Nightingale of Assam".[9]

Awards

Barthakur was honored many times, most notably with the Padma Shri award for folk and traditional music in 1990–92.

Some of her awards/ recognitions are listed below:

• Padma Shri (1998) for her contribution to the Arts by the Government of India.[10][11]
• Silipi Bota (2010) from Government of Assam.[12]
• Aideu Handique Silpi Award (2012) by the Sadou Asom Lekhika Somaroh Samiti.[13]

References

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