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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian tokari geet musician (1942–2023)}}<br />
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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| honorific_prefix = Guru<br />
| name = Umakanta Bairagi<br />
| image = Umakanta Boiragi at Dhemechi.jpg<br />
| birth_name = Umakanta Gogoi<br />
| birth_date = {{birth year|1942}}<br />
| birth_place = Khwang, [[Dibrugarh]], [[Assam Province]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2023|07|26|80|df=y}}<br />
| death_place =<br />
| genre = [[Tokari geet]]<br />
| occupation = Musician, composer<br />
| instrument = [[Tokari]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Umakanata 'Gogoi' Bairagi''' (1942 – 26 July 2023) was an Indian [[Tokari geet]] musician from [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Renowned folk artist Umakanta Bairagi passes away at 80 |url=https://pragnews.com/regional/Renowned-folk-artist-Umakanta-Bairagi-passes-away |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=pragnews.com |language=en}}</ref> He was a composer of over 1400 Tokari Geets and had expertise over various fields of folk music. In 1971, he was honoured with the title of 'Bairagi' by [[All India Radio]] Dibrugarh and in 2011, he was honoured with the title 'Guru' by the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Cultural Affairs]]. Bairagi received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for 2013–2014, as well as the Pratima Pandey Award and the Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Sanghati Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Sentinel Digital |date=27 July 2023 |title=Noted Tokari Geet artiste Umakanta Bairagi passes away in Guwahati - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/noted-tokari-geet-artiste-umakanta-bairagi-passes-away-in-guwahati-659943 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 April 2014 |title=President presents Sangeet Natak Akademi awards |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-presents-sangeet-natak-akademi-awards/article5903355.ece |access-date=30 July 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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Umakanta Bairagi died on 26 July 2023 at the age of 80.<ref>[https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-renowned-tokari-geet-artist-umakanta-bairagi-passesawayat80-659894 Assam: Renowned 'Tokari Geet' Artist Umakanta Bairagi Passes Away at 80]</ref> His death was widely mourned across the state, and the [[Chief Minister of Assam]] [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]] also expressed his condolences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Sentinel Digital |date=26 July 2023 |title=Assam: Renowned 'Tokari Geet' Artist Umakanta Bairagi Passes Away at 80 - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-renowned-tokari-geet-artist-umakanta-bairagi-passesawayat80-659894 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Music of Assam]]<br />
*[[Culture of Assam]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1942 births]]<br />
[[Category:2023 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Musicians from Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br />
[[Category:People from Dibrugarh district]]</div>Ajay Kumar