Dipali Barthakur

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Dipali Barthakur (30 January 1941 - 21 December 2018) was an Indian singer from Assam. Known as the "Nightingale of Assam", most of her songs are in the Assamese language. She received the fourth-highest civilian award of India, the Padma Shri, in 1998. Dipali Barthakur was born to Bishwanath Borthakur and Chandrakanti Devi in Sonari at Sivasagar, Assam. Dipali 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,[5] and the song "Joubone Amoni Kore Chenaidhon" for the film Lachit Borphukan (1959). Some of her other popular Assamese songs are: "Sonor Kharu Nalage Muk" "Jundhone Junalite" "Konmana Boroxire Sip" "Senai Moi Jau Dei" "O' Bondhu Somoi Pale Amar Phale" Dipali Barthakur sang her last song "Luito nejabi boi" in 1969. After that she began suffering from a severe Motor neuron disease which hindered her singing and forced her to get around with a wheelchair. In 1976 she got married to Neel Pawan Barua, an eminent Indian artist and painter from Assam and son of renowned Assamese writer Binanda Chandra Barua. Dipali Barthakur died on 21 December 2018 at Nemcare Hospital, Guwahati. Awards Dipali Barthakur has been 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. Silipi Bota (2010

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