Renowned Folk Artist Umakanta Bairagi Passes Away

The renowned artist of Tokari Geet, Umakanta Bairagi passed away at the age of 80 at his residence in Guwahati’s Hengrabari on Wednesday morning.

Umakanta was suffering from prolonged illness and he breathed his last at 7.10 am today. He was a recipient of the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.

Born in the year 1942 in Dibrugarh, Umakanta has received several prestigious awards including Pratima Pandey Award and Dr Bhupen Hazarika Sanghati Award.

In 1971, he was conferred with the title of Bairagi by Dibrugarh Radio Station.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his grief over the demise of the folk artist.

Taking to Twitter he said that the death of Umakanta Bairagi is an irreparable loss to the cultural and social spheres of the state.

অসমৰ লোক-সংস্কৃতি জগতৰ বৰেণ্য ব্যক্তিসত্তা পৰম শ্ৰদ্ধাৰ উমাকান্ত বৈৰাগীদেৱৰ পৰলোকপ্ৰাপ্তিৰ খবৰটিয়ে মোক মৰ্মাহত কৰি তুলিছে। অসমৰ বৰ্ণিল কলা-সংস্কৃতিৰ অভিন্ন অংগ টোকাৰী গীতৰ ভঁৰাল চহকী কৰি অনবদ্য সৃষ্টিৰাজিৰে সহস্ৰজনক মোহাচ্ছন্ন কৰা বৈৰাগীদেৱৰ বিয়োগ ৰাজ্যৰ সাংস্কৃতিক আৰু সামাজিক… pic.twitter.com/0RK0I9ulb4

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 26, 2023

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