Kailash Talukdar

Pathak · Nalbari district, Lower Assam · Living Samrat of recorded naam

Major living Pathak with decades of commercial releases and mass Nalbari stages.

Voice today

One of Assam’s biggest living Pathaks. Media often call him “Nāgara Nām Samrat” (an honorific also used for others, including Ramcharan). He is Kailash Talukdar — Pathak is the role, not a Find booking surname.

Long-form naam

Prolific singer–lyricist of long narrative naam (often 20–55+ minutes). Commercial catalogues list releases on Mayur/Sony and others — e.g. Naradar Krishna Darshan (~22 min, 2004), plus widely circulated titles such as Gayasur Vadh, Karna Badh, and Pagol Joidev (with Basanta Bayan, 2025).

Public stage

Named among lead artists at the Nalbari Hari Mandir mass performance with hundreds of troupes and thousands of artists. Publicly defends the integrity of his compositions against distorted stage versions.

• Pathak
• Pathak in Nalbari
• Nagara Naam in Assam