| 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. |
| 31. She passed away on 3 July 2023 due to pneumonia and septicemia. |
| 32. In 1943, she started her music career recording four songs in Kolkata at age nine. |
| 33. Her daughter Rijushree Sarma is married to the well-known author Paramananda Majumdar. |
| 34. Her husband Dilip Sarma and son Rishiraj Sarma predeceased her. |
| 35. She was blessed by Mahatma Gandhi in 1946 when she sang E Joy Raghur Nandan during his last visit to Assam. |
| 36. She performed at the inaugural functions of Gauhati High Court, Gauhati University, and Borjhar Airport. |
| 37. She collaborated with her son Rishiraj Sarma to release the song Aai-O-Aai in 2020. |
| 38. She underwent leg surgery at GMCH in 2022 after a bathroom fall and had previously undergone hip joint surgery. |
