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MURCHANA BARKAKATI Murchana was born in Guwahati, Assam on April 16, 1989 in a family that has always been musically inclined. Her father is professionally a Civil Engineer but inclined with music as tradition of their family. He is a lyricist, who wrote many songs for Angarag Mahanta Papon, Murchana and many other prominent singers of Assam. To mention a few, Angarag Mahanta Papon’s “Ailoi Monot Pore”(I remember my mother) and Murchana’s “A song from my heart”. the lyricist was Sarat Barkakati.

On completing a few years in Assam, Sarat Barkakati was transferred to Delhi in connection with his job and their family shifted & settled there. So, ever since that time Delhi became their new home, where she has been brought up.

Murchana completed her schooling from Mount Carmel & Sadhu Vaswani

and got her college degree (BSc. Microbiology) from Delhi University. After

that she moved to Bangalore to complete 2 years course of post graduation (MSc.) in Biotechnology.

Murchana’s Musical Background:

At the age of 3, Murchana started learning music from Sarat Barkakati, her father, who was a singer himself at that time & now a known lyricist of Assam. Although classical training came much later but her interest in music started developing from that age. Murchana’s first stage performance was seen in some school music competition held at Talkatora stadium, Delhi, where she got 2nd. She would participate the school function & competitions with the guidance of her Music teachers at school.

Recently, Murchana has moved back to Guwahati, Assam from Delhi to

pursue her research work in Biotechnology & music both at the same time. Her first music album in Assamese titled ‘Jeevan Anuraag’ was released in Guwahati in March, 2012 with 8 songs, out of which one each was sung by the two idols of Assam- Angaraag Papon Mahanta and Zubin Garg. There has been wide appreciations as published in newspapers in Assam and through her interviews in Assamese TV channels.

She is now engaged in doing live shows in Guwahat & in the outskirts in various occasions like Bihu and Puja. Currently she is doing some independent projects & corporate shows in Assam.

By this time Murchana play backed for an Assamese movie called ‘Raag’ written and directed by award winning filmmaker ‘Rajni Basumatary’ that was released in Assam and the metropolitan cities of India early this year.

She is now engaged in doing some dub-step projects in collaboration with

Dj Brahmin & has been singing with some independent bands for a few shows.

Trainings, Prizes and awards:

Formal Training in music:

• Had initial classical music training under Smt. Priyomboda Saikia, M.Music at the age of 8 years for a few years.

• Had training of Hindustani classical music from Late Shanti Sharma, maestro of Hindustani classical (vocal), for a year & continued her training for 3 years under Shri Devendra Kumar Verma, noted Vocalist and ‘Guru’ in Delhi.

• Completed Prathama’ in B.Music from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Vocal with 1st Division & distinction.

References: 1. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130121/jsp/northeast/story_16465058.jsp#.U4xcQPmSzfI 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ULX3fQNLMQ 3. http://thethumbprintmag.com/content.php?cat=Culture%20and%20Society&content=A%20musical%20treat 4. http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/evergreen-balladeer-dr-bhupen-hazarikas-85th-birthday-celebrated-delhi 5. https://soundcloud.com/mayur-jyoti-xoikiya/jonaki-rati 6. http://www.assamtimes.org/node/5273 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsiocgnyEpI 8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vykptiH_pM4