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Usha Mangeshkar to receive first Bhupen Hazarika National Award
Assam has chosen singer Usha Mangeshkar to receive the first Dr Bhupen Hazarika National Award.
The award recognises contributions to music and culture and is named for Assamese singer, composer and filmmaker Bhupen Hazarika.
Hazarika was born in Assam in 1926, received the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2019, and his birth centenary celebrations have run for a year.
The award carries ₹10 lakh and a citation, and will be given every three years to a nationally or internationally recognised figure in music, arts or cinema.
It honours Mangeshkar for her contributions to Indian music and her association with Hazarika's works.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present it in New Delhi on November 29, at the closing ceremony of the centenary celebrations, which will also include musical tributes and an exhibition.
Singer Usha Mangeshkar has been selected to receive the inaugural Dr. Bhupen Hazarika National Award.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to present the award on November 29 in New Delhi.
The ceremony will conclude year-long celebrations marking the birth centenary of singer, composer and filmmaker Bhupen Hazarika.
The award will be given every three years and includes ₹10 lakh and a citation.
The Assam cabinet approved instituting the award on October 23, 2026.
- Who
- Usha Mangeshkar will receive the award. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to present it.
- What
- Assam is instituting the Dr. Bhupen Hazarika National Award, with Mangeshkar as its inaugural recipient.
- When
- The award is due to be presented on November 29. The Assam cabinet approved instituting it on October 23, 2026.
- Where
- The presentation will take place at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
- Why
- The award recognizes Mangeshkar’s contributions to Indian music and association with Hazarika’s works, and is intended to perpetuate his legacy.
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The year-long birth centenary celebrations began with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending a tribute meeting for Bhupen Hazarika.
The Assam cabinet approved instituting the award, and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced Usha Mangeshkar as its first recipient.
Narendra Modi is due to present the award at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi during the concluding ceremony of the centenary celebrations.
- Recipient
- Usha Mangeshkar
- Award
- Dr. Bhupen Hazarika National Award
- Presentation date
- November 29
- Presentation venue
- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Award value
- ₹10 lakh and a citation
- Frequency
- Every three years
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The award will be presented every three years. It will be a national award conferred to an internationally acclaimed singer, composer, lyricist, movie director, actor or any other field related to the works of Hazarika,