Bhupendra Kumar Hazrika or Bhupen Hazarika, a multifaceted cultural genius was born on September 08, 1926 at Sadiya, Tinsukia district in Assam.
He completed his school education at Government High Schools at Guwahati, Dhubri and Tezpur.
He obtained his IA (1942) from Cotton College, Guwahati, BA (1944) and MA (1946) in Political Science from Benares Hindu University.
He worked as Lecturer at Barooh College, Guwahati (1946 – 1948) and Programme Executive, All India Radio, Guwahati Station (1948 – 1949).
He served as Research Scholar at Chicago University. (1949 – 1953) and obtained his Ph.D. in Mass Communication in 1953.
He returned to India associated with Indian Peoples Theater Association. He was based at Guwahati and Mumbai, distinguished himself as writer, orator, journalist, author, poet, actor, singer, lyricist, script writer, music composer, music director, film producer, film director in Assamese, Bengali and Hindi Cinema for over 6 decades.
He died on November 05, 2011 at Mumbai.
Cinema
He was solely responsible for placing the fledging Assamese cinema on national and international level.
His first movie as singer was Indramalati in 1936, director was Era Bator Sur (1956), music composer was Aarop (1974), script writer was Chingaari (2006), actor and producer was Ek Pal (1986).
His Assamese movies won National Award thrice for Sakuthala in 1961, Pratidhwani in 1964 and Loti Ghoti in 1967.
He won the Best Music Director Award twice for Assamese movie Chameli Memsaab in 1975, for Hindi movie Rudali in 1993.
He won the Best Music Director for the film Rudaali at the Asia Pacific International Film Festival in Japan in 1993.
He was the Music Director for Gaja Gamini a film scripted and directed by ace artist M. F. Husain in 2000.
He produced, directed and composed music for over 35 movies in 3 languages, Assamese, Bengali and Hindi in a span of 7 decades (1939 – 2011).
He produced a 52 episodes teleserial entitled Dawn for Star TV and an 18 part documentary entitled Glimpses of the Misty East for Doordarshan in 1997.
He produced documentaries for the Governments of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam which promoted cultural integration of north east.
Chairmanship
He was Chairman of Eastern Region Appellate Board, Central Board of Film Certification (1980 – 1990),
He was Chairman of National Film Awards, National Film Festivals, and National Film and Television Institute.
He was Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi (1998 – 2003).
He was Emeritus Producer of Union Ministry of information and Broadcasting, Government of India and Prasar Bharati.
Presidentship
He was President of Assam Sahitya Sabha and Assam Janasanskrithik Parishad.
Membership
He was Member of Script Committee and Board of Directors, National Film Development Corporation, Children’s Film Society of India and member of Assam Film Development Council.
He was member of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Performing Arts, Prasar Bharati.
He was an elected independent Member of Assam Legislative Assembly (1967 – 1972) and was responsible for installing the first state owned film studio in India at Guwahati, Assam.
Awards
Civilian
The Government of India conferred the Padma Sri (1977), Padma Bhushan (2001), Padma Vibhushan (2012) and Bharat Ratna (2019).
He was awarded the Asom Ratna in 2009
He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1992.
Film
He was awarded the National Award for Best Music Director (1975, 1993) and State Awards from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal.
He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987) and Fellowship (2008) and held Chairmanship of Sangeet Natak Akademi (1998 – 2003).
He received the Gramophone Company of India HMV Golden Disc Award in 1978
Ritwik Ghatak Award (1979, 1980), Shankar Dev Award (1987), Lata Mangeshkar Award, Indira Gandhi Award (1987), Balraj Sahni Award.
Publications
He composed over 1000 lyrics, authored 15 books, stories, essays, poems, ballads, rhymes and travelogues.
He campaigned against casteism and communalism and worked for tribal culture, welfare in his literary and works.
He was Editor for the popular monthlies Amar Pratinidhi and Pratidhwani.
Cinema
Doctorates
He received Honorary doctorates from the Universities of Guwahati (2000), Tezpur (2001) and Dibrugarh (2007).
Fellowship
Lisle Fellowship from Chicago University, USA to study the use of educational project development through cinema.
Orders
He received the Order of Friendship of Liberation War Honour of Bangladesh in 2011.
Titles
'Bard of Brahmaputra' and Sudhakantha
Resources
Memoirs
Biopic
A biopic I am Wanderer in 1986.
web source
www.bhupendrahazarika.com
Recognition
Bhupen Hazarika Setu is the longest road bridge over water (9.15 km) in India spans the Lohit River, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra River, from the village of Dhola in the south to Sadiya to the north in Tinsukia district Assam. The bridge was inaugurated on May 26, 2017 by Narendra Modi , Prime Minister of India.
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium is located at Barashapara in 2010, Assam Cricket Association.
The Department of Posts issued commemorative postage stamps on Bhupen hazarika in 2013 and 2016.
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