Tag: Bhupen Hazarika

New Delhi: The central government on Friday announced Bharat Ratna award for Bharatiya Jana Sangh ideologue Nanaji Deshmukh(posthumously), eminent Assamese poet Bhupen Hazarika(posthumously) and former President Pranab Mukherjee. The announcements were made through an official statement by the central government.

Guwahati: Music maestro Bhupen Hazarika’s brother, Samar Hazarika, on Tuesday appealed to everyone not to create any controversy over Bharat Ratna to the legend. A vernacular newspaper in Assam on Monday reported that the legend’s son has declined to accept the country’s highest civilian honour to his father due to the ongoing situation in Assam […]

New Delhi: Tej Hazarika, son of the iconic Assamese singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika, has now decided to receive the Bharat Ratna on behalf of his late father. “It’s an honor for me & my family to be invited by GOI to accept Bharat Ratna on behalf of my late father. It’ll be my privilege to receive […]