Sudakshina Sarma | |
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| Born | Nirupama Hazarika 8 August 1934 Guwahati, Assam Province, British India |
| Died | 3 July 2023 (aged 88) Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Other names | Queenie Hazarika |
| Years active | 1944–2023 |
| Spouse |
Dilip Sarma
(m. 1954; died 2008) |
| Children | 3 |
| Family |
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| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2002) |
Sudakshina Sarma (Assamese: সুদক্ষিণা শৰ্মা, ; née Nirupama Hazarika; 8 August 1934 – 3 July 2023) was an Indian Assamese language singer and musician. In a career spanning over seven decades, Sarma recorded songs in a variety of genres across Assamese music spanning both classical and modern including Borgeet, Kamrupi Lokgeet, and Goalpariya Lokogeet. She also popularized Jyoti Sangeet, songs written by Assamese writer and lyricist Jyoti Prasad Agarwala and also Rabindra Sangeet.
Sarma received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2002 for her contributions to Assamese music.