Dipali borthakur biography sample

Indian singer

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]

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

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