Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Committee Meets to Plan Bhupen Hazarika Birth Centenary Celebrations
Imagine a big party to celebrate a very famous singer named Bhupen Hazarika!
People who loved him are planning a year-long celebration.
They had their first meeting to make a plan.
The party will start on September 8th and will happen in different places, including where he was born and where he lived.
They are also writing a special book about his life that will be in many languages so everyone can read it.
The celebration is to remember all the great things he did during his life and share them with the world.
First core committee meeting held for Bhupen Hazarika's birth centenary celebrations.
The year-long tribute will begin on September 8.
Celebrations will be held in multiple locations including Assam and Mumbai.
A comprehensive biography of Hazarika is being created.
The biography will be translated into 23 languages and distributed widely.
- Who
- The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and attended by family members and others.
- What
- A core committee meeting was held to plan Bhupen Hazarika's birth centenary celebrations.
- When
- The meeting was held on Wednesday, with the celebrations beginning on September 8.
- Where
- Guwahati, Assam.
- Why
- To organize a year-long tribute to the legacy of Bhupen Hazarika.
- Bhupen Hazarika's Birth Date
- September 8, 1926
- Celebrations Start Date
- September 8
- Year of Death
- 2011
- Celebration Locations
- Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Kolkata, Mumbai
- Hazarika's Award
- Bharat Ratna awardee