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Contents. Bhupen Hazarika. Bhupen Hazarika ( Assamese: [bʱupɛn ɦazɔɹika] ⓘ) (8 September 1926 – 5 November 2011) was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor, artist, editor, filmmaker, professor and politician from Assam, widely known as Sudha Kontho (meaning cuckoo, literally "nectar-throated").
The Bharat Ratna ( Hindi pronunciation: [bʰaːɾət̪ rət̪nə]; Jewel of India) is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position or gender.
YearRecipientState / Country[c]Life Span20241925-202320241902-198720241921-20042024Delhi1927-Feb 9, 2024 · The last Bharat Ratna award was awarded to Bhupen Hazarika, Pranab Mukherjee, and Nanaji Deshmukh in 2019. Bharat Ratna is awarded in recognition of exceptional work/service of the...
- Bharat Ratna is awarded in recognition of exceptional work/service of the highest order in any field of human endeavour as; art, social work, Publi...
- The provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in the year 1954.
- There is a maximum of 3 persons that can be awarded the Bharat Ratna.
- The famous scientist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was the first-ever Indian to receive Bharat Ratna.
Nov 4, 2022 · Hazarika was the second from Assam, after the state’s first chief minister Gopinath Bordoloi, to have been honoured with Bharat Ratna which is conferred “in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order” without distinction of race, occupation, position or gender.
Bhupen Hazarika (1926 – 2011), widely known as Sudhakantha was a musician and film-maker from Assam who is credited with introducing the culture and folk music of Assam and Northeast India at the national level.
Jan 25, 2019 · New Delhi, UPDATED: Jan 25, 2019 23:54 IST. Popularly known as the 'Bard of Brahmaputra' for his evergreen songs like 'Dil hoom hoom kare' and 'O Ganga behtio ho kyun', Bhupen Hazarika had the power to weave his magic and enthrall audience far beyond the floodplains of Assam. On January 25, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Bharat Ratna ...
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Bhupen Hazarika was also the recipient of several civilian awards of high stature; including the Padma Shri (1977), Padma Bhushan (2001), Padma Vibhushan (2012), and Bharat Ratna (2019). The latter two awards were accorded to him posthumously.