Pratima Barua’s Recorded Bhawaiya Song: A Categorization of Folk Legacy
International Journal of Development Research
Pratima Barua’s Recorded Bhawaiya Song: A Categorization of Folk Legacy
Received 11th April, 2025; Received in revised form 27th May, 2025; Accepted 20th June, 2025; Published online 30th July, 2025
Copyright©2025, Riya Roy and Dr. Jayanta Kumar Barmanet al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Pratima Barua Pandey is an unforgettable name in the world of Bhawaiya music. Although the legendary Pratima Barua grew up in a royal family, her mind was deeply attracted to the songs sung in the daily lives of rural people. Along with his studies, her dedicated musical practice, which included adopting the c heard in the voices of the local people, has given him the best position in the world today. The voices of some of the musical heroes who emerged from the common people of undivided North Bengal or the state of Kamtapur, such as Mahut, Gariyal, and Moishal, and their lifestyle, good relationships, socializing, and their ordinary life influenced the artist's mind. She recorded hundreds of Bhawaiya songs are still sung by people today. He became famous for singing in the Goalpara region, which is why many call her songs Goalparaiya songs. Even today, many young artists are firmly moving forward in their profession by recording her songs. Even today, several artists support their families by singing her recorded songs, which seems to have preserved the economic balance of the society. Her simple rhythmic songs, gentle voice, melodious melodies, and clear pronunciation have touched the hearts of people through their ears. Interpreting her songs can be briefly divided into some stages, which will emerge as a special topic in this article. In the future, this writing may become a document for the younger generation and may become a very necessary writing in the field of research.