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| name = Archana Mahanta<br />
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| caption = Archana Mahanta with [[Khagen Mahanta]] and [[Hiren Bhattacharyya]]<br />
| native_name = অৰ্চনা মহন্ত<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|03|18|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asomiyapratidin.in/spcl-reportng-on-archana-mahanta-dead-by-mridul-kr-handique/|website=Asomiya Pratidin|title=অৰ্চনা মহন্ত আছিল অসমীয়া ছবিৰো নায়িকা|date=27 August 2020|language=as|url-status=live|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref><br />
| birth_place = [[Guwahati]], Assam, India<br />
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|08|27|1949|03|18|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/assam/veteran-assamese-singer-archana-mahanta-passes-away-6572332/#:~:text=Mahanta%20is%20credited%20with%20popularising,and%20her%20condition%20deteriorated%20since.|website=The Indian Express|title=Veteran Assamese singer Archana Mahanta passes away|date=27 August 2020|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref><br />
| death_place = [[Guwahati]], Assam, India<br />
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]<br />
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'''Archana Mahanta''' (Assamese: অৰ্চনা মহন্ত) (18 March 1949 – 27 August 2020) was a renowned folk singer from [[Assam]], India. Archana Mahanta and her late husband [[Khagen Mahanta]] had an enormous contribution in popularising and preserving Assamese folk music. The musical couple often performed together, singing many duet hits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/celebrity/story/veteran-assamese-singer-archana-mahanta-dies-in-guwahati-assam-cm-mourns-demise-1715808-2020-08-27|website=India Today|title=Veteran Assamese singer Archana Mahanta dies in Guwahati. Assam CM mourns demise|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Archana Mahanta was the wife of Assamese folk singer [[Khagen Mahanta]] and the mother of popular singer [[Papon (singer)|Papon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/papon-s-mother-and-noted-assamese-singer-archana-mahanta-passes-away/story-qxwwwSNhglyIhg2Tm1qOiP.html|website=Hindustan Times|title=Papon's mother and noted Assamese singer Archana Mahanta passes away|date=27 August 2020|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Work==<br />
Some famous songs of Archana-[[Khagen Mahanta|Khagen]] duo include (in Assamese):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gaana.com/artist/archana-mahanta|website=Gaana|title=Archana Mahanta Songs on Gaana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xurorenajori.info/khagen-mahanta-archana-mahanta-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%86%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8/|website=Enajori|title=Khagen Mahanta and Archana Mahanta Songs}}</ref><br />
* ''Bhor Duporiya''<br />
* ''A Phool Pah Halichha Jalichha''<br />
* ''Bhal Lagi Jai O''<br />
* ''Chateo Matile''<br />
* ''Junti Ulale Torati Ulabo''<br />
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==Death==<br />
Archana Mahanta died on 27 August 2020. She was suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, and Parkinson's disease.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/angaraag-papon-mahantas-mother-and-noted-singer-archana-mahanta-passes-away-497734|website=The Sentinel|title=Angaraag 'Papon' Mahanta's mother and noted singer Archana Mahanta passes away|date=27 August 2020|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/archana-mahanta-who-took-assamese-folk-music-to-new-heights-dies-at-72/articleshow/77796615.cms|website=The Times of India|title=Archana Mahanta, who took Assamese folk music to new heights, dies at 72|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Singers from Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Indian women folk singers]]<br />
[[Category:Assamese playback singers]]<br />
[[Category:2020 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:1949 births]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian women]]</div>->JJMC89 bot III