Assam’s renowned artist Neelpawan Baruah passed away at the age of 86 in a hospital in Guwahati on Friday due to old age ailments.
Baruah, who had been undergoing treatment at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) for the last one month, breathed his last at 3.15 pm on Friday.
His health condition deteriorated after he tested positive for Covid-19 last year.His wife Dipali Borthakur, a legendary Assamese singer, predeceased him in 2018.Born in 1936 at Teok in upper Assam’s Jorhat district, Baruah made an enormous contribution to the modern art discourse of Assam.
He obtained a formal degree in Fine Arts from Santiniketan in 1968 and ushered a new direction in the art scene with his artistic experimentations.He played a key role in establishing the Assam Fine Arts & Crafts Society in 1971.