Pratima Barua Pandey

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Pratima Baruah Pandey
Statue of Pratima Barua Pandey at Chanmari, Guwahati
Background information
Born	(1934-10-03)3 October 1934 Calcutta
Died	27 December 2002(2002-12-27) (aged 68) Guwahati, Assam
Genres	Folk song and regional filmi playback
Occupation(s)	Singer, Song writer
Instrument	Vocalist

Pratima Barua Pandey (3 October 1934 – 27 December 2002) was an Indian folk singer from the royal family of Gauripur in Western Assam's Dhubri district. Barua Pandey, a national awardee, best known for her Goalpariya (Koch Rajbongshi / Kamatapuri/ Deshi) songs Hastir Kanya and Mur Mahut Bandhure, was the daughter of Prakritish Chandra Barua (Lalji) and niece of filmmaker Pramathesh Barua of Devdas fame.