Bhupen Hazarika was born in SADIYA ASSAM A child prodigy, he sang his first song in the second Assamese film, Agarwala's INDRAMALATI(Biswa Bijoy No Jowan), in 1939 when he was 12 years old.
He completed his Intermediate Arts from COTTON COLLAGE in 1942, and went on to BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY to complete his B.A. in 1944 and his M.A. in Political Science in 1946. He earned a Ph.D. from COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY in New York in 1952, submitting a dissertation titled "Proposals for Preparing India's Basic Education to Use Audio-Visual Techniques in Adult Education". He was the president of the "ASOM SAHITYA SABHA" in 1993.
Awards
National Award as the Best Regional Film (1975)Asom Ratna (2009)
All India Critic Association Award for best performing folk artist (1979)
0 comments:
Speak up your mind
Tell us what you're thinking... !
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.