Bhupen Hazarika
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Bhupen Hazarika is a multi-faceted artist from Assam, a state in the north-eastern part of India. As a singer, he is known for his wonderful crisp voice and flawless diction, as a lyricist, he is known for poetic compositions and parables that touch on a wide range of themes---ranging from the erotic to social and political commentary, and as a composer for his use of folk music with a touch of the contemporary. He also participated, first as a child artist, and later as a director, in the nascent Assamese film industry. He is immensely popular, touching on reverence, in Assam and other states such as West Bengal.
Bhupen Hazarika was born in Sadiya, Assam in 1926. He completed his Intermediate Arts from Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam in 1942, and went on to Banaras Hindu University to complete his B. A. in 1944 and his M. A. in Political Science in 1946. He earned a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Columbia University, New York, USA in early the 1950's.
In 1992, he was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievements in cinema.
