Biography of "Bhupen Hazarika"

Born: 8 September 1926, Sadiya
Died: 5 November 2011, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani

Bhupen Hazarika is a renowned singer of India. He was born in 1926 at Sadia in Assam. After completing post-graduation from the Benaras University he got Ph.D. from Columbia University, New York.

Bhupen Hazarika was inclined to become a singer from a young age. He also received the Lisle Fellowship from Chicago University, USA, to study the use of educational project development. He began his career in films as a child actor in the second talkie film to be made in the pioneering years of 1939 in the film 'Indramalati’. 

Bhupen Hazarika, a prodigious genius, wrote his first song at the age of 10. He won the prestigious President's National Award for the best film-maker thrice for 'Shankuntala, Pratidhwani' and 'Loti Ghoti' in 1960, 1964, and 1967, respectively. He also won the National Award as the best music composer in India in 1977 for the Assamese film "Chameli Memsaab”. He is honoured with the Padma Shree and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his outstanding contribution to the field of music and cinema in India.