When did Dr Bhupen Hazarika died?
When did Dr Bhupen Hazarika died?
November 5, 2011
Bhupen Hazarika/Date of death
He died of multi-organ failure on 5 November 2011. His body lay in state at Judges Field in Guwahati and cremated on 9 November 2011 near the Brahmaputra river in a plot of land donated by Gauhati University. His funeral was attended by an estimated half a million people.
Is Bhupen Hazarika married?
Priyam Hazarikam. 1950–2011
Bhupen Hazarika/Spouse
Who called Bhupen Hazarika as Sudhakantha?
JORHAT: It was way back in 1968, then Assam Sahitya Sabha president Late Ananda Chandra Baruah honoured Assamese legendary singer, poet, music composer, filmmaker and a prominent litterateur Bhupen Hazarika with a title “Hudhakantha” at a programme held at Banshi Gopal Natya Mandir in Majuli.
Who was the youngest brother of Dr Bhupen Hazarika?
Jayanta Hazarika
Popularly known as Rana-da, Jayanta Hazarika was the younger brother of Late Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. He started his musical career accompanying his brother and later made his name as singer and composer on his own right.
Who is the brother of Bhupen Hazarika?
Bhupen Hazarika/Brothers
Who is the Assamese to be known as Sudhakantha?
Bhupen Hazarika
Bhupen Hazarika, popularly known as Sudhakantha, was a great singer, lyricist and filmmaker from Assam. Dr. Hazarika was awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award – India’s highest award in cinema – in 1992.
Who was popularly known as the Bard of Brahmaputra?
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika passed away on November 5, 2011 at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai due to old age ailments at the age of 85.
Which bridge is known as Bhupen Hazarika Setu?
The Dhola–Sadiya Bridge
The Dhola–Sadiya Bridge, also referred to as the Bhupen Hazarika Setu, is a beam bridge in India, connecting the northeast states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Who is jayjayanta Hazarika?
Jayanta Hazarika (1943-1977) was a great singer and composer in the world of Assamese music. He performed playback singing for numerous Assamese films and made a number of vinyl records and audio cassettes with his singing. He is the first Assamese singer that targeted the urban youth with his music.
Did you know that Jayanta Hazarika composed his first song?
In his brother Bhupen Hazarika’s directorial venture ‘Chikmik Bijuli’, Jayanta composed his first song for a movie. Jayanta composed and sang the song Mrityu xawati samadhi tolit in this movie where Bhupen Hazarika was the music director. He also composed the background score for this movie.
What were the first two songs Jayanta recorded with HMV?
The first two songs Jayanta recorded with HMV were Aagoli botahe kopale kolore paat and Krishnachura Krishnachura which became instant hits and started his professional musical career. In 1963, Jayanta did his first playback singing with the song Sonar baran pakhire tor along with Shyamal Mitra for the movie ‘Maniram Dewan’.
