Music legend Bhupen Hazarika passed away today in Mumbai after long illness due to respiratory problem and kidney failure. He was 86.
Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi, Hazarika’s long time mate was beside there when he died.
Bhupen Hazarika was born in 1926 in Sadiya. He completed his master degree in Political science from Banaras Hindu University and got his PhD in Mass Communication from Columbia University.
A poet, singer, actor, lyricist, journalist, author and filmmaker Bhupen Hazarika was received Padma Bhushan in 2001. He won prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1992.
Through his music Bhupen Hazarika inspired people across generations with the power and passion of his voice. He blend traditional Assamese folk music to give us beautiful songs like 'Dil hoom hoom kare' and 'O Ganga behti ho'.
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