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Assam launched a year-long celebration of Bhupen Hazarika’s birth centenary on 8 September 2025. Prime Minister, Home Minister, and regional leaders paid tribute, highlighting his contributions to music, Assamese culture, unity, and humanity, and his enduring legacy.
Description:
- Full Name: Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
- Born: 8 September 1926, Sadiya, Assam
- Died: 5 November 2011, Mumbai
- Nicknames: ‘Bard of Brahmaputra’, ‘Sudhakantha’ (Nightingale)
- Parents: Nilakanta and Shantipriya Hazarika
Education:
- Early exposure to music and cinema in Assam (Guwahati, Dhubri, Tezpur).
- First song recording: 1936, Kolkata, for Agarwala’s film Indramalati.
- Ph.D.: Columbia University (1949–1952) – Audio-visual techniques in adult education.
Career Highlights:
Teaching:
- All India Radio, Guwahati
- Lecturer at Gauhati University; composed university anthem Jilikaba Luitare Paar
Music & Cultural Contributions:
- Songs reflected nature, love, fraternity, inspired by Assamese landscapes & tribal traditions.
- Composed in Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, spreading messages of unity & peace.
- Famous songs: Bistorno Parare, Xoixobore Dhemalite.
Cinema:
- Assamese films: Era Bator Sur (1956), Shakuntala (1960), Siraj (1988)
- Hindi/Bengali films: Rudaali (1994), Simana Periye (1978)
- Documentaries: Through Melody and Rhythm (1977)
Politics & Social Work:
- Assam Legislative Assembly member (1967)
- President, Assam Sahitya Sabha (1993)
- Promoted tribal and cultural fraternity through IPTA
Awards & Recognition:
- Bharat Ratna: 2019 (posthumous)
- Padma Vibhushan: 2012 (posthumous)
- Padma Bhushan: 2001
- Padma Shri: 1977
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award: 1992
- National Film Award: 1975 (Chameli Memsahab)
- Bangladesh Muktijoddha Padak: 2011 (posthumous)
- Commemorative postal stamps and Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Setu (India’s longest river bridge)
Legacy:
- Life symbolized Assam & Northeast India’s cultural identity.
- Advocated unity, humanity, and fraternity through music, poetry, and cinema.
- Contributions exemplify Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat by giving Assam national and international visibility.
- Songs remain timeless across generations and borders.
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