Sudakshina Sarma

Singer

Indian Guwahati, Assam, British India

Quick Info

ProfessionSinger
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth08/08/1934
Age88 years (died on 03, Jul, 2023)
BirthplaceGuwahati, Assam, British India
Date of Death03/07/2023

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Bio/Wiki

Birth nameNirupama Hazarika
Nickname(s)Queen, Queenie Hazarika

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorGrey

Educational Qualification(s)

BAHandique Girls College, Guwahati, Assam
SchoolingPan Bazaar High School, Guwahati

Personal Life

Place of DeathGauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Guwahati, Assam
Death CausePneumonia and septicemia

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)Widowed
Marriage Date1954

Family

FatherNeelkantha Hazarika
MotherShantipriya Hazarika
Siblings
  • Bhupen Hazarika (eldest
  • singer, poet, actor, filmmaker, professor, politician), Samar Hazarika (playback singer and an employee at the Food Corporation of India), Balen Hazarika (younger
  • singer, composer), Nripen Hazarika, Sushma Hazarika
  • Bhupen Hazarika (elder brother, singer, poet, actor, filmmaker)
  • Balen Hazarika (cultural activist)
  • Jayanta Hazarika (singer, composer)
  • Nripen Hazarika
  • Sushma Hazarika
  • Samar Hazarika (playback singer, employee at Food Corporation of India)
  • Balen Hazarika (younger brother, cultural activist, music secretary of Cotton College, retired professor from Saint Anthony College, Shillong)
  • Balen Hazarika (younger brother, singer, composer, cultural activist, music secretary of Cotton College, retired professor from Saint Anthony College, Shillong)
SpouseDilip Sarma (singer, composer)
Children
  • Rituparna Sarma (singer)
  • Rishiraj Sarma (singer)
  • Rijushree Sarma Majumdar
  • Rituparna Sarma (daughter, singer)
  • Rishiraj Sarma (son, predeceased)
  • Rishiraj Sarma (son, singer, predeceased)

Career

DebutRecorded four songs as a nine-year-old in 1943 for Senola company in Kolkata under Bishnu Prasad Rava
Institutions FoundedJayjayanti Kala Kendra (1990, affiliated with Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh), Sarbabharatiya Sangeet O Sanskriti Parishad, Dilip Sarma-Sudakshina Sarma Cultural Academy
Career SpanOver seven decades
Music GenresBorgeet, Kamrupi Lokgeet, Goalpariya Lokogeet, Jyoti Sangeet, Rabindra Sangeet, classical and modern Assamese music
Notable SongsJetuka Bolere, Kotha Aru Shur, Sharatkalor Rati, Nahar phule nuxuai, Biswar sonde sonde
Playback SingingLent voice to several Assamese films
TrainingStudied under Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Bishnu Prasad Rabha, Kamal Chaudhury, and her brother Bhupen Hazarika
Cultural ExchangePerformed Jyoti Sangeet in China during the 1950s as part of cultural exchange programs

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Sudakshina Sarma was an Indian Assamese language singer and musician.
2. She sang a variety of classical and modern songs across Assamese music genres.
3. She popularized Jyoti Sangeet and Rabindra Sangeet.
4. Notable Assamese songs she performed include "Kotha Aru Shur," "Jetuka Bolere," and "Sharatkalor Rati."
5. She was the sister of the legendary Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika.
6. She passed away on 3 July 2023 due to age-related ailments.
7. Born as Nirupama Hazarika, she later assumed the name Sudakshina after marrying in 1954.
8. Her father was from Nazira, Assam.
9. She grew up in a family inclined towards the arts and was inspired by her mother's singing and her brother Bhupen Hazarika's music.
10. In 1944, she started her music career recording songs in Kolkata.
11. She excelled in various music genres and was particularly skilled in Rabindra Sangeet.
12. She was honored with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2002.
13. Her daughter is married to the well-known author Paramananda Majumdar.
14. Even in her old age, she continued to teach music until her health restricted her.
15. She generously donated her eyes and body for medical research.
16. Her husband Dilip Sarma and two sons predeceased her.
17. In the 1950s, she and her husband performed Jyoti Sangeet in China as part of cultural exchange programs.
18. She lent her voice to playback singing in several Assamese films.
19. She received training from Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Bishnu Prasad Rabha, Kamal Chaudhury, and her brother Bhupen Hazarika.
20. She was the younger sister of legendary Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika.
21. Born as Nirupama Hazarika, she received the nickname Queen during childhood, later known as Queenie Hazarika.
22. The name Sudakshina was given by her father-in-law Dina Nath Sarma after her marriage in 1954.
23. She aspired to become a nurse in childhood, inspired by Florence Nightingale, but her difficulty with mathematics led her to pursue music instead.
24. She grew up listening to gramophone records of renowned singers like Pankaj Mullick, Saigal, and Kanan Devi.
25. Her mother sang lullabies and traditional Assamese folk songs to her children.
26. She came from a musically inclined family with nine siblings.
27. She composed a song titled Prithibir shirot bajrapat porile following Mahatma Gandhi's death, which was sung during his ashes immersion ceremony at Sukreswar Ghat.
28. She held music workshops across the country with her husband.
29. She was survived by one daughter at the time of her death.
30. She continued teaching music until her health declined.
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