New Delhi : Tej Hazarika, son of the iconic Assamese singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika, has now decided to receive the Bharat Ratna on behalf of his late father. It will be his dream like privilege to receive the prestigious award, Tej Hazarika said in a communication to the government, adding his February 11 statement on the […]
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Row over Bharat Ratna to Bhupen Hazarika unwanted, says brother
Guwahati : Music maestro Bhupen Hazarika’s brother, Samar Hazarika, on Tuesday appealed to everyone not to create any controversy over Bharat Ratna to the legend. A vernacular newspaper in Assam on Monday reported that the legend’s son has declined to accept the country’s highest civilian honour to his father due to the ongoing situation in […]
Bhupen Hazarika’s son upset over Citizenship bill but doesn’t decline Bharat Ratna
Guwahati | Days after the Bharat Ratna was conferred posthumously on Assamese cultural icon Bhupen Hazarika, his son Tej Hazarika on Monday said that he does not reject the country’s highest civillian honour but is unhappy how the NDA government plans to pass the “painfully unpopular” Citizenship bill which was against his father’s beliefs and […]
Bharat Ratna for Nanaji Deshmukh, Bhupen Hazarika, Pranab Mukherjee
New Delhi : The Government on Friday night announced Bharat Ratna for former President Pranab Mukherjee, a Congressman all his life, Nanaji Deshmukh, one of the founders of BJP, and eminent Assamese poet and musician Bhupen Hazarika on the eve of the country’s 70th Republic Day, choices that were perceived to be weighed heavily on personalities […]