Maitrayee Patar

Maitrayee Patar (born 7 April 1990) is an Indian writer, poet, and musical artist from Assam. She is known for her contributions to contemporary Assamese literature and for blending Assamese folk traditions with modern and new-age music. A classically trained vocalist, she began her musical career through the independent collective Project Baartalaap, co-founded with musician Shankuraj Konwar. She did her post-graduation in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics. She also pursued Master of Philosophy in Women's studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Career Literature Patar is the author of poetry book Mor Kolmou Dinor Xonali Baat (2015).

She had been selected for Poets Translating Poets 2019 (January) edition, the prestigious cultural exchange workshop of literature of German and Indian languages, hosted by Goethe Institut. Other songs from the album include Baartalaap, Alakananda, Moupiya, Unnaxi, and Awjana.

Discography Albums Year Title Language Credit Notes 2020 Baartalaap Assamese Shankuraj Konwar and Maitrayee Patar Debut album of Shankuraj Konwar and Maitrayee Patar.

Singles

Filmography Music Videos Year Title Music artist(s) Director Cast member(s) Notes 2025 Lalungoni Maitrayee Patar, Anupam Konwar, Rupkrishna Patar Raj Dutta Maitrayee Patar, Sudipta Dipak Baruah, Tridisha Parashar, Hem Regon, Rupam Das, Daradi Patar Assamese–Tiwa folk-fusion music video (self-published on YouTube)