Mayuri Rajbonshi: Her Idle Brain is a Musical Workshop

In 2018 Mayuri Rajbonshi had her musical debut with AguaiJua(Move Forward) and made her music milestone in 2019 with Parinda that created waves in the minds of the music lovers. But she came up with eight morefabulous song projects which kept her very busy in Mumbai. They are markedby innovation and passionate commitment to music and the cultural heritage of Assam.

She is giving a modern flair to the Assamese musicalfunda. She made good use ofthe Covidlockdown and her idle brain was a musical workshop.Ahem Prema and Xirexirebhaah are cross country musical projects based in USA. The songs Dure DureThakiuAji,Xubaxixewali, although had their birth and nourishment abroad, were deeply rooted in Assamese culture and heritage. Tumi tumiand Anotherlife are based on UK. We are the champions, and Tujhme khoya rahe are also two other important projects. Asked about other European countries she mentions Spain. All these music projects are going to be unique.It was difficult to go beyond the craze of Parinda in the mind of the audience. To conquer their heart,she has to devise new techniques and undertake new experiments. These eight songs are songs about self-love, motivational ones and romantic numbers too. Hopefully all will be out one by one in 2023.

Mayuri knows that the audience will not accept fake things. They have developed fine ears for music. She likes to express through art and music about what she sees, feels and conveys to the world. Hence these songs had a spontaneous genesis. She likes to explore different styles and genres. But her foundation is always Hindustani classical. She believes a singer, who is classically trained, can sing any style of songs.For her, change of style is rather broadening her horizon. She has been very self-sufficient in doing what she truly believes in and loves doing. Of course, receiving the support and help from Assam will help her create more and reach out to better resources. In today's world of technology, no one needs actually help to reach out to anyone. These international musicians got connected through social media after they heard and liked her songs.

She is very rooted to her mother tongue and hence wishes to take the language across countries. That is the reason she has intentionally kept Assamese as the language for the songs. Then it creates curiosity among them about what this language is about and to which state it belongs to and then some more about Assam. That is her little effort to take the Assamese language and her beloved state globally.Assam is her mother and she was born and brought up in the cradle of Assamese culture and heritage. Though she lives far away from Assam for her professional advantage and exposure, yet at each moment Brahmaputra and its riparian culture mould her thoughts. The idyllic ambience of Assam, Kaziranga or the divine Kamakhya have left ripples in her heart and soul.

It was a wonderful session Ihad with Mayuri Rajbonshi.

Arshia Mittal once remarked,"If tea didn't exist, Assam would have perished." Singers like Mayuri are enriching the roots of Assamese culture and heritage through their sincere commitment to music.

Great artists ceaselessly work even after the composition of their masterpiece. Mayuri RajbonshiRajbaruah created ripples with her Parinda.For being a live portrait artist at Guwahati Heritage Centre every weekend, she is called `Artist under the mango tree' by the GMDA. The author of Impact Assessment of Om Creations Trust based on Intellectual Disability, published in Research Gate, America is now winning everyone's heart with her own musical innovation. Parindais a very well received song globally. Right from Bollywood Actor Adil Hussain to listeners across the globe, it grabbed attention from many international producers who sought to collaborate with her. Reasons like gender inequality, lack of support, resources, and self-confidence have been hindering womenfrom pursuing what women truly love. As a result, the challenges of achieving dreams appear so difficult and unrealistic that women start to become less ambitious. "Women should never give up on their dreams, desires, and goals; due to unlimited duties and expectations from their environment and society," said Mayuri Rajbonshi whoever approaches her as a musician.

Dr. Ratan Bhattacharje,

a senior academician

trilingual writer may be reached at profratanbhattachrjee@gmai.com.

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