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| caption = Birendra Nath Datta & his wife Ibha Barua

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| major_works = Cultural Contours of Northeast India
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'''Birendra Nath Datta''' (born 1 March 1935) is an Indian academician, a linguist, a researcher of folklore, a singer and lyricists of Assam. In his career, he mainly worked as a professor in different colleges of Assam.<ref name="Music Not Solely For Entertainment">{{cite web|title=Music Not Solely For Entertainment|url=http://www.bipuljyoti.in/music/birendranath_interview.html|access-date=11 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025834/http://www.bipuljyoti.in/music/birendranath_interview.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Cultural contours">{{cite web|title=Cultural Contours of North-East India|url=http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Anthropology/Folklore/?view=usa&ci=9780198075578|publisher=Oxford University Press|access-date=11 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312232828/http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Anthropology/Folklore/?view=usa|archive-date=12 March 2012}}</ref> He also wrote scholarly books. In 2009, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award, in the "Literature and Education" field<ref name="Padma awards 2009" /> and in 2010 he received the Jagaddhatri-Harmohan Das Literary award. Datta was elected as the president of [[Asam Sahitya Sabha|Asom Sahitya Sabha]] for North Lakhimpur Session, 2003 and Hojai Session, 2004<ref name="asamsahityasabha">{{cite web | url=http://www.asamsahityasabha.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=56 | title=List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents | access-date=7 December 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129233721/http://www.asamsahityasabha.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=56 | archive-date=29 January 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life==
He was born on 1 March 1935 at [[Nagaon]], [[Assam]] to Kalpanath Datta, a school teacher and Mandakini Datta. Their original home is in Panera village, near [[Baihata Chariali]].

He started his education at Chenikuthi L.P. School at Guwahati and then studied at [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]]. In 1933 Datta secured ranks among the top 10 in both Matriculation and I.Sc examinations under [[Gauhati University]]. Then he came to [[Visva Bharati]], [[Santiniketan]] to study [[Bachelor of Arts]] and later studied [[Master of Arts]] from Gauhati University in Economics.<ref name="Music Not Solely For Entertainment" />

==Career==
In 1957, He started his career as a lecturer at [[B. Borooah College]]. In 1964, he joined Pramathesh Barua College at [[Gauripur, India|Gauripur]] in [[lower Assam]] as the founder principal. He worked as the principal in two other colleges as well, which were named [[Goalpara College]] and Pandu College.<ref name="Music Not Solely For Entertainment" />

In 1974, he obtained his Ph.D degree in folklore under the supervision of Prafulla Dutta Goswami.<ref name="Music Not Solely For Entertainment" />

In 1979 he joined [[Gauhati University]] as a reader and there he also became the Head of the Department of Folklore Research. He retired from Gauhati University in 1995. But, upon request, he again joined [[Tezpur University]] as a professor in the department of Traditional Culture and Art Forms.<ref name="Music Not Solely For Entertainment" />

===Literary career===
Datta also wrote a number of scholarly books. One of his books, ''Cultural Contours of Northeast India'', was published by [[Oxford University Press]].<ref name="Cultural contours" /> For his book ''Sankar Madhavar Manisha Aru Asomar Sanaskritic Uttaradhikar'', he won the 12th [[Jagaddhatri-Harmohan Das Literary award]].<ref name="Dr Birendra Nath Datta conferred literary award">{{cite news|title=Dr Birendra Nath Datta conferred literary award|newspaper=Assam Tribune|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb2110/city05|url-status=dead|access-date=11 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222854/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb2110%2Fcity05|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>

===Music career===
Datta was also a singer and lyricist.<ref name="srimanta27" /> Songs written by him include: "Monor Khobar", "Bahudin Bokulor Gondh Poa Naai", "Meli Dilo Man", "Rohimalaa Uronir Maajere", "Sou Sirish Daalat", "Tomaar Kaarane Jaau", "Aahinak Kone Anane", "Mou Daaponar", "Sita Banabaash", "Bogoli Bogaa Phot Di Ja", "Jilir Maate", "O Ghan Chirikaa", "Barashaa Tomaar", "Aakaashe Botaahe", "Aakaash Aamaak Akani Aakaash Diya " etc. He also sang song for an [[Cinema of Assam|Assamese language film]], [[Smrtir Parash]], which was directed by [[Brojen Barua]].<ref name="srimanta27">{{cite web | url=http://www.srimanta.net/contents_l3.php?q=5&ID=27&ID3=38&link_caption=Birendranath%20Datta | title=Birendranath Datta | publisher=srimanta.net | access-date=2013-04-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929163743/http://www.srimanta.net/contents_l3.php?q=5&ID=27&ID3=38&link_caption=Birendranath%20Datta | archive-date=29 September 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Awards==
* '''[[Padma Shri]] (2009)<ref name="Padma awards 2009">{{cite web|title=Padma awards 2009|url=http://www.culturopedia.in/Awards/padma-awards2.html|access-date=13 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082109/http://www.culturopedia.in/Awards/padma-awards2.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-10 }}</ref>'''
* '''[[Jagaddhatri-Harmohan Das Literary award]] (2010)'''

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==External links==
* '''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDC5BCAA5FB83A58 Few Songs of Birendra Nath Datta] on YouTube.'''

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>Abtahi Lama at 06:47, 28 February 2021