Genius of Bhupen Hazarika

Genius of Bhupen Hazarika Arupjyoti Saikia Bhupen Hazarika (1926-2011) emerged as a central figure in Assam giving voice to the aspirations and imagination of Assamese nationalism. Despite his deep-rootedness in his own cultural context, his music and ideas were universal and constantly engaged with the people in a dialogic process. I too wanted to be […]

The house Bhupen called home

The house Bhupen called home – Hazarika’s Calcutta address wallows in neglect, associates rue apathy DIPANJAN SINHA Bhupen Hazarika’s house at 77B Golf Club Road in Calcutta. Telegraph picture Calcutta, March 7: A three-storey house with shut windows, worn colour and a locked collapsible gate breaks the urgency of life brimming on Golf Club Road […]