Name - Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
Date of Birth - 08/09/1926
Native Place - Sadiya, Assam, British India
Died - 05/11/2011, Mumbai, India
Profession - Indian Lyricist, Musician, Singer, Poet and Assamese Film Maker
Family - Priyam Hazarika (Wife), Nilakanta Hazarika (Father), Shantipriya Hazarika (Mother), Jayant Hazarika (Brother)
Awards -
- National Film awards (1961, 1975, 1993)
- Padma Shri - the 4th highest civilian award in the republic of India (1977)
- Gold medal from the State Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh (1979)
- Ritwik Ghatak award (1979, 1980)
- Bengal Journalist's Association Indira Gandhi Smriti Puraskar (1987)
- Sangeet Natak Akademi award (1987)
- Dadasaheb Phalke award (1992)
- Asia Pacific Internatiional Film Festival award (1993)
- Padma Bhushan - the 3rd highest civilian award in the republic of India (2001)
- Honorary degree from Tezpur University (2001)
- Kalakar award (2002)
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2008)
- Asom Ratna - the highest civilian award in the state of Assam, India (2009)
- Muktijodha Padak (2011)
- Biswa Ratna
- Padma Vibhushan - the 2nd highest civilian award in the republic of India (2012)
Website - www.bhupenhazarika.com
