PM Modi Hails Hazarika as One of India’s Most Extraordinary Voices

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to music maestro Bhupen Hazarika on his 99th birth anniversary (September 8, 2025).
• Mr. Modi highlighted HazarikaS monumental contributions to Indian music, culture, and social consciousness in a post marking the beginning of his birth centenary celebrations.
• Bhupen Hazarika’s compositions focused on themes of kindness, social justice, unity, and human connection.
• His iconic works transcended regional and cultural boundaries and strengthened the ethos of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.”
• Hazarika worked across various media-radio, theater, films-and emphasized nurturing young talent.
• He derived inspiration for some works during his academic journey in India and abroad. Notably, Paul Robeson’s song inspired his composition ‘Bistirno Parore.’
• Awards conferred upon him included Padma Shri (1977), Padma bhushan (2001), Padma Vibhushan (2012), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1992), and Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2019.
• His funeral drew emotional crowds in Assam in 2011; he was cremated overlooking the Brahmaputra River-a river integral to much of his work.

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