Kalpana Patowary
Kalpana Patowary is an Indian playback and folk singer from Assam. She sings in 30 languages.She participated in the reality show Junoon - Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka on NDTV Imagine. Although she has many folk and popular songs to her credit, Bhojpuri music has been her most dedicated foray.
Early life and background
Patowary was born on 27 October 1978 in Barpeta district in Assam. A graduate in English literature from Cotton College, Assam and Visharad in Indian Classical Music, Lucknow in 1996, Patowary started publicly performing at the age of 4. Trained in kamrupiya and goalporiya Assamese folk music by her father Sri Bipin Patowary, a folk singer himself, Patowary is also trained as Sangeet Visharad in Indian classical music from Bhatkhande Music Institute University, Lucknow. She sings many forms of Bhojpuri folk music including Purvi, Pachra, Kajri, Sohar, Vivaah geet, Chaita, and Nautanki.Patowary has worked little on the works of Bhikhari Thakur and has released an album commemorating his life and work.
Career
Patowary is the first Bhojpuri singer to present an age old tradition of Khadi Birha tradition to international platforms.In 2013, Patowary made an appearance in a documentary film, Bidesia in Bambai. Released on 8 December 2013, it is a look at Mumbai through the lens of the migrant worker and his music.
She was invited to perform on a 15-day tour in four Latin American countries presented by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs on the occasion of Indian Arrival Day.
Patowary is the first woman to record and sing in the Chhaprahiya Purvi style. Prior to her work, Purvi was a male preserve.
Political career
In July 2018 Patowary joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of its president Amit Shah and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi in Patna.Discography
Hindi film songs
Tamil film songs
| Year | Song | Films | Composer | Co-singer |
| 1999 | "Thirupachi Aruvala" | Taj Mahal | A. R. Rahman | Palakkad Sreeram, Clinton Cerejo, Chandran |
| 2005 | "Kaathadi Pola" | Maayavi | Devi Sri Prasad | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy |
Marathi film songs
| Year | Song | Films | Composer | Co-singer |
| 2016 | "Kalana" | Taleem | Praful Karlekar, Nitin Madhukar Rokade |
Assamese film songs
| Year | Song | Films | Composer | Co-singer |
| 2002 | "Neela Neela" | Kanyadaan | Zubeen Garg | Zubeen Garg |
| 2013 | "I am Sexy" | Ranangan | Nipon Chutia | Solo |
| 2015 | "Nonsense Hridoye" | Ahetuk | Poran Borkatoky | Solo |
| 2016 | "Maatal Ei Rati" | Bahniman | Jatin Sharma | Zubeen Garg |
Bengali film songs
| Year | Song | Films | Composer | Co-star |
| 2007 | "Dhukupuku Buk" | Minister Fatakeshto | Jeet Gannguli | Solo |
| 2010 | "Jhum Jhum Ja" | Target | Jeet Gannguli | Jeet Gannguli |
| 2010 | "Ki Je Aagun" | Target | Jeet Gannguli | Solo |
| 2011 | "Koka Kola" | Faande Poriya Boga Kaande Re | Samidh Mukerjee | Samidh Mukerjee |
| 2012 | "Madhubala" | Macho Mastana | Samidh Mukerjee | Solo |
| 2015 | "Chain Kahan Prabhu Bina" | Har Har Byomkesh | Bickram Ghosh | Solo |
| 2016 | "Aata Geche" | Angaar | Akassh | Solo |
| 2016 | "3G" | Hero 420 | Savvy Gupta | Nakash Aziz |