It is a devastating news for all of us who knew Mrs. Chakraborty from her child hood days. In fact she was part of a chorus we sang in Shillong 1955 Childrens' Day composed by Rudra Baruah, called 'Dol Aami Akonir...". In fact the Binu Tunu duo was something remarkablly Assamese in music when we were young.
As a singer she had no parallel, her distinct voice stood out as something unique that brought out the Assamese spirit no one else could portray. Her Bihusuria geets and bon geets were eternally etched in our minds. As a person she was ebullient and could mix with people so well. The way she struck rapport with the audience in Duliajan when she visited sometime in the 1970s when I was the Bihu secretary I still remember. We send our heartfelt condolences to Dr. Chakravarty and his only comfort is that his grief is shared by all of us. May God give her soul eternal salvation. Shantikam hazarika ----- Original Message ----- From: alpana barthkur To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:44 AM Subject: [asom] Mrs. Anima Chakravarty no more ... Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assamonline/message/2812
