Maitrayee Patar

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Maitrayee Patar
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Maitrayee Patar
Background information
Born (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 35)
Guwahati, Assam
Genres Indipop, New-age music, Assamese folk
Occupation(s)Writer, singer, lyricist
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015-present
Spouse
Arindam Baruah

Maitrayee Patar (born 7 April 1990) is an Indian writer, poet, and musical artist from Assam. She is known for her contributions to contemporary Assamese literature and for blending Assamese folk traditions with modern and new-age music. [1] [2] [3] [4] A classically trained vocalist, she began her musical career through the independent collective Project Baartalaap, co-founded with musician Shankuraj Konwar. [5]

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Early life and education

Patar was born on 7 April 1990 in Guwahati, Assam, India. She belongs to the Tiwa community. At the age of 5, she started formally training for music under her Guru Ranu Baishya. [5] She did her post-graduation in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics. She also pursued Master of Philosophy in Women's studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. [6]

Career

Literature

Patar is the author of poetry book Mor Kolmou Dinor Xonali Baat (2015). [7]

She had been selected for Poets Translating Poets 2019 (January) edition, the prestigious cultural exchange workshop of literature of German and Indian languages, hosted by Goethe Institut. [6]

Patar's poetry engages with, describes, or considers the natural world as well as the life of the women. Most of her poems have been translated into other Indian and foreign languages such as Italian, Tiwa, Nepali, Hindi, and Malayalam. [6] She is a regular writer of leading literary magazines Krittibas, Satsori, Prakash, Nebedan and Jatra.

Music

In 2017, she co-created her debut music album, Project Baartalaap, with Shankuraj Konwar while studying at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. The album included the song "Duur Ximonat", which was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine in 2019. [8] Other songs from the album include Baartalaap, Alakananda, Moupiya, Unnaxi, and Awjana. [5]

Patar has performed at several live events and festivals, including the Falcon Festival in Dima Hasao. She has also performed in New Delhi, where her music, sung in Axomiya, was appreciated by audiences regardless of language.

She has collaborated with filmmakers Judhajit Bagchi and Ranadeep Bhattacharya on the song "Nilanjana", featuring Brazilian and Spanish artists Aagatha Figueroa and Julio Padial. She has also worked on musical tributes, including one for poet Nilamani Phukan on his 90th birthday.

Personal life

She married IIT-B alumnus Arindam Baruah in 2020.

Literary works

Books

Activism

Patar along with the writers’ community of Assam demanded the release of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti founder Akhil Gogoi, who as of 6 October 2020 lodged in jail for his position within the anti-CAA protest. [9]

Discography

Albums

YearTitleLanguageCreditNotes
2020BaartalaapAssameseShankuraj Konwar and Maitrayee PatarDebut album of Shankuraj Konwar and Maitrayee Patar. [10]

Singles

YearTitleLanguageArtist(s)
2020AlakanandaAssameseMaitrayee Patar, Shankuraj Konwar, Tonmoy Krypton
2021MoupiyaShankuraj Konwar, Maitrayee Patar
Gaane GaaneShankuraj Konwar, Maitrayee Patar
JakoruwaShankuraj Konwar, Maitrayee Patar
UnnaxiTonmoy krypton, Maitrayee Patar
Sesa Ratir XubaahPallab Talukdar, Maitrayee Patar, Shankuraj Konwar
2022Tumar ThikonaMaitrayee Patar
AwjanaPallab Talukdar, Maitrayee Patar, Pablu Chetiya
Tumi NathakileoMaitrayee Patar, Gagan JD, Barsha Borah, Arnab Basistha
O' Ajon Mising Maitrayee Patar, Rishan Doley, Jim Ankan Deka
2023BalimahiAssamese Zubeen Garg, Maitrayee Patar
FagunArupjyoti Baruah, Maitrayee Patar, Writam Changkakoti
2024Nogor PokhiMaitrayee Patar, Pallab Talukdar
Raati Raati SopuneMaitrayee Patar
Moi Tumar Papon, Maitrayee Patar, Pallab Talukdar
2025Amare XokhiyaBhupali Mazumdar, Maitrayee Patar
Neel Bhora KhamMrinmoy Sharma, Maitrayee Patar, Neelakshi Chakraborty
SayasobiShankuraj Konwar, Maitrayee Patar
Bhora Nodir BukutDr. Utpal Sharma, Maitrayee Patar

Filmography

Music Videos

YearTitleMusic artist(s)DirectorCast member(s)Notes
2025LalungoniMaitrayee Patar, Anupam Konwar, Rupkrishna PatarRaj DuttaMaitrayee Patar, Sudipta Dipak Baruah, Tridisha Parashar, Hem Regon, Rupam Das, Daradi PatarAssamese–Tiwa folk-fusion music video (Self published on Youtube)

References

  1. ↑ "অসম প্ৰকাশন পৰিষদৰ কাব্যনুষ্ঠান 'বন্দো কি ছন্দেৰে সম্পন্ন". Asomiya Pratidin (in Assamese). Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hunger, Helplessness, Hope: How Five Young Assamese Poets Are Spending Their Lockdown Days". Eleventh Column. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Convention on Tiwa language" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Desk, PratidinTime News. "Maitrayee Patar's 'The Poetry Project' Features Nilmoni Phookan's Poem in Musical Form". www.pratidintime.com. Retrieved 18 October 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. 1 2 3 Desk, Sentinel Digital (27 October 2022). "A Woman Dedicated to Music, Verse and Prose". The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People. Retrieved 18 October 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. 1 2 3 "About Maitrayee Patar". Goethe-Institut . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Maitrayee Patar's book listing". Scientiabooks – An Assamese book portal.
  8. ↑ "Rolling stone India monthly playlist January 2020". Rolling Stone . 24 January 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Akhil Gogoi: 100 Writers Demand Proper Treatment For COVID-19 Positive Leader in Jail". The Wire (India) . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Musician duo Shankhuraj Konwar and Maitreyee Patar Collaborate for 'Gaane Gaane'". www.guwahatiplus.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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