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Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
Born 8 September 1926
Sadiya, Assam, British India
Died 5 November 2011 (aged 85)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
Nationality Indian
Occupation Musician, singer, poet, filmmaker, lyricist
Years active 1939-2011
Notable work(s) Rudaali
Darmiyaan: In Between
Gaja Gamini
Daman
Indramalati
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Political movement Indian Peoples Theater Association
Spouse(s) Priyamvada Patel
Children Tej Bhupen Hazarika (b. 1952)
Awards Padma Vibhushan (2012) [Posthumously]
Padma Shri (1977)
Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1992)
Padma Bhushan (2001)
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2008)
Asom Ratna (2009)
Muktijoddha Padak (2011) [posthumously]
Signature
Website http://www.bhupenhazarika.com Bhupen Hazarika (Assamese: ভূপেন হাজৰিকা) (1926–2011) was an Indian lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam. His songs, written and sung mainly in the Assamese language by himself, are marked by humanity and universal brotherhood and have been translated and sung in many languages, most notably in Bengali and Hindi. His songs, based on the themes of communal amity, universal justice and empathy, have become popular among the people of Assam, besides West Bengal and Bangladesh. He is also acknowledged to have introduced the culture and folk music of Assam and Northeast India to Hindi cinema at the national level. He received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1975. Recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987), Padmashri (1997), and Padmabhushan (2001), Hazarika was awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1992), India's highest award in cinema, by the Government of India and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2008), the highest award of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 2012.[2]