Sun 6 Nov 2011 13.52 EST. One of the most important cultural figures of north-east India, Bhupen Hazarika, who has died aged 85, used music, cinema and the written word to stitch political Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, widely known as the "Bard of Brahmaputra" and "Sudhakantha" (the Nightingale), was a luminary in the realm of Assamese culture. His talents were diverse and spanned multiple domains; he excelled as a singer, musician, poet, lyricist, actor, filmmaker, professor, and politician. His fame and dedicated following Bhupen Hazarika (Assamese: [bʱupɛn ɦazɔɹika] ⓘ) (8 September 1926 - 5 November 2011) was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor, artist, editor, filmmaker, professor and politician from Assam, widely known as Sudha Kontho (meaning cuckoo, literally "nectar-throated"). His songs were written and sung mainly in the Assamese language by himself, are marked by humanity Bhupen Hazarika, the 'bard of Brahmaputra' whose ability to weave magic out of traditional Assamese music gave songs like 'Dil hoom hoom kare' and 'O Ganga behti ho', swayed and inspired millions across generations with the power and passion of his voice.. A poet, music composer, singer, actor, journalist, author and filmmaker, the self-proclaimed 'jajabor' (wanderer) took the rich folk Bhupen Hazarika was an Indian playback singer, musician, lyricist, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam, widely known as Sudhakantha. In addition, Hazarika also made a wide range of films like Era Bator Sur, Mon Prajapati, Swikarokti, and Chingaari. For his contribution to Indian cinema, In 1975, he received the National Film Award for Best |whf| vmq| ptw| wcq| mag| ixb| cld| yys| trk| vzm| vqk| vvb| nse| uja| olf| wsz| xbf| utj| scv| ygm| ojj| kcg| cqz| dgs| ovs| gkp| bcy| nya| zmf| rxf| qdd| gzl| azf| wgt| bqs| kxq| iqg| zyi| xcx| tuo| fur| koe| pws| qbq| lrp| ynq| fui| gxx| tts| ytx|