Bhupen Hazarika Biography, Wiki, Dob, Height, Weight, Sun Sign, Native Place, Family, Career, Affairs and More

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)