Celebrated artist Neel Pawan Baruah breathed his last on Friday afternoon in Gauhati Medical College & Hospital, Assam at the age of 86. The prominent painter and illustrator founded the Assam Fine Arts & Craft Society at Guwahati in 1971 to revive the art of Brindabanivastra, the famous textile painting associated with Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev.<br />'' <br />'' Born on June 1, 1936, in Tamulisinga village near Teok in Jorhat district and known for using unusual mediums to portray his paintings. Baruah completed his education in Fine Arts from Kala Bhawan, Shantiniketan in Kolkata and later took lessons in painting at 'Garhi Studios' in New Delhi.<br />'' <br />'' In 2021, he was awarded the 'Assam Sourabh' award by the Government of Assam.<br />'' <br />''Baruah was married to Dipali Borthakur, the 'Nightingale of Assam' who passed away on December 21, 2018.