'''Ramen Barua  (b. 1938)'''


One of Assamese cinema’s main music composers. Started as playback singer to his brother [[Brojen Barua|Brojen Barua]]’s music in his other brother Nip Barua’s Smritir Parash (1955). Turned composer in partnership with [[Brojen Barua|Brojen Barua]], his own songs in Amar Ghar became major hits. Despite his popular and commercially successful work, he prefers the folk-derived music he composed for Mukuta and the classical compositions of Sonmai, extending his work as composer in the theatre and his experience with the IPTA. Also set some of ]]Jyotiprasad Agarwala]]’s lyrics to music and re-released a series of Brojen Barua’s old hits.