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Early Life  :

Anima Choudhury was born on 28  th   of  February 1953 to Late Dandiram Choudhury and Late Hemalata Choudhury in Pokowa village, Nalbari, Assam. Her father was a government officer and was posted at Nagaon, where she spent her early childhood. The middle child of seven children, Dr Choudhury's elementary education as well as lessons of music started in Nagaon. Her mother was the one who introduced her to lullabies and traditional music of Assam. Her father was a devotee of Indian Classical music and encouraged his daughter for training of Hindustani classical music from her childhood

Musical influence and career

Late Sushil Banerjee was her first Guru of classical music. She received her early training of music at his music school. In 1963 Dr Choudhury's father was transferred to Guwahati and there she began her training of classical music under Late Hiren Sarma. She has attained the Visharad degree in classical music. As a child she won the best singer award in the competition held at Neherubali, Nagaon on the occasion of Magh Bihu. Got award at the All Assam music competition in Bangit when she was a student of class IV. She continued her classical training under classical guru Damodar Bora after the death of Hiren Sarma. She also took training from well known classical singer late Nirod Roy.

She took training of Thumri and Bhajan under late Nripen Ganguli, a well known classical singer of AIR.

on 2  nd     February,2013, Chhaygaon College organized a inter college competition on Dr Anima Choudhury’s modern song where competitors from several colleges under Gauhati university participated.

Jontara Kalakendra a cultural organization organized a programme ‘Anubhab Mor Pritir Smriti’ to honour her at Bejera.

Choudhury  caught the attention of Music director Ramen Baruah when she participated in the music competition of the college week of Cotton college. In 1970 Ramen Barua offered her the opportunity to give her voice in the Assamese film Mukuta. Anima sang all the female songs of the film. Her performance. won the hearts of the Assamese people. After the popularity of the songs of Mukuta, specially the song “E Pran Gopal, Patila mayare khela” HMV, the record company invited her to record songs. Thus Anima’s singing career took a new dimension. She recorded several Assamese modern songs and Kamrupi Lokagit through HMV Company. She got chances to playback in other Assamese films like Putalaghar, Prem Janame Janame, Agnibristi(VDO Film ), Mor Maramere(VCD), Siba Mahima,(VCD). She played back song for the Bengali film Tridhara in 2013. .She  was the best singer of Cotton College in the year 1969-70. She became the best singer of Gauhati University in the year 1973. In fact in the University, she was the first recipient of the ‘Brajen Baruah Award’ which was instituted soon after the death of the doyen of Asomiya Cinema by the Directorate of Youth Welfare, Gauhati University. Got several prizes at Youth Festival of Gauhati University, during 1970-1973.

Since her childhood, hers was a regular voice in All India Radio, rendering Performances first in ‘Akanir Mel’ and then in ‘Chemoniar Chora’. In 1972 she became an AIR approved artist. Currently she is an ‘A-Grade’artist of the All India Radio and Doordarshan and performs regularly on AIR and Doordarshan besides other private TV channels.She sang special programme for Cuttak Doordarshan representing Assam for National Telecaste and special programme for Cuttak Radio and AIR, Dibrugarh.

She gave her voice for TV serial, Maa Manasa, Debi.Vandana etc.

Her first public performance was at the stage of Police Reserve, Nagaon, for the occasion of Durga Puja when she was student of class III.where she sang a bhajan. At Guwahati she performed  for the first time at West Guwahati Bihu Sanmilan in 1963.From 1971 onward after the release of her records she performed in almost all places of Assam as invited singer. She performed at Delhi, Patna , cattak, kolkata, Arunachal etc.Moreover she visited USA for 5 times and performed in several places of USA as invited guest singer.

On screen.

Dr Choudhury is a regular performer of all Assamese TV channels (Govt and private). She is “A” Grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan . Apart from Assamese modern songs she sings bhajan ghazal, lokagit, bargit through AIR and Doordarshan. She appeared in several Interview programmes of different TV channels besides singing. In 1989 she represented Assam in the National programme of Doordarshan organized by Cuttak Doordarshan, Her first Video r

As judge   She has been making appearance in various music reality show as a guest judge owing to her popularity as a singer. She was judge for several time of Swambhawana a reality show of music organized by Guwahati Doordarshan. She was guest judge  of “Voice of Assam”,a reality show organized by NE TV, celebrity judge of “Sangitar Maharan”,a reality show organized by News Live channel. Guest of the reality show “Tumi aru Moi” organized by Rang channel.

Lectures on Music

Besides singing Anima Choudhury is an academician also. She is often invited to deliver talks on music and culture.

She delivered a lecture on

Paper submitted in International /National /State level seminar

a) “Asamiya Adhunik Gitat Jatiya Chetana: Aoitishya” presented at UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Indianness in Modern Indian Literature”on 8-9  th     January 2010 organised by Assamese Department Chhaygaon College.

Resource Person

Resource person of workshop of Kamrupi Lokagit organized by Chhaygaon college on.

Resource Person of workshop on Chirajugamiya Geet organized by Chhaygaon College

Resource person of workshop of Kamrupi Lokagit organized by AASU,Chandmari  Guwahati.

Resource person of workshop of Jyoti Sangit organized by Bisnu Jyoti Sanskritik Manch in the year 2010,2011,2012

Resource person of workshop of Jyoti sangit organized by Jontara kala Kendra ,Bezera in

Resource person of workshop of Chirajugamiya geet organized by Jontara Kalakendra, Bejera in

Personal life:    Anima Choudhury married Sri Kamal Choudhury, a chemical engineer, who has retired as joint Director of Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Assam. They have two children. Elder daughter is working as software engineer at Bangalore ,and son also is working at Bangalore as software engineer.

Academic  Career.

Dr Anima Choudhury graduated from Cotton college ,Guwahati with Honours in History in 1972. She got M.A degree from Gauhati University in History in 1974. She was awarded PH.D degree by Gauhati University for her thesis “ Temples and Shrines in and Guwahati –A Sociological and Folkloristic Exploration”.in 1999. She is working   as Associate Professor and HOD of Hisory at Chhaygaon College, Kamrup, Assam.

She has attended  International ,National and. State level Seminars and presented papers on several topics in different seminars.