Google doodle pays tribute to singer Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
Google’s tribute to the singer on the 96th anniversary of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s birth. The renowned vocalist Bhupen Hazarika, also known as “Sudhakantha,” has appeared in hundreds of motion pictures throughout the course of his six-decade career.
Google has created a doodle to commemorate the great musician Bhupen Hazarika’s 96th birthday. Hazarika was a musician, singer, poet, director, and lyricist who passed away in 2011. In addition, he served from 1967 to 1972 as an MLA in the Assam parliament. He is commonly referred to as “Sudhakantha,” and throughout the course of his six-decade career, he has appeared in hundreds of movies.
The doodle was made by Mumbai-based guest artist Rutuja Mali and features Hazarika playing the harmonium.
Google doodle pays tribute to singer Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
Hazarika, who was born in Assam on September 8, 1926, was exposed to songs and legends about living along the Brahmaputra river as a child. At the age of 10, he made his first music recording.
The vocalist graduated from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) with an Intermediate in Arts in 1942 and an MA in 1946. He moved to New York shortly afterward, where he spent the next five years before earning his Ph.D. in mass communication from Columbia University in 1952.
Hazarika started singing at All India Radio in Guwahati after finishing his schooling. He has also contributed his voice to Hindi translations of Bengali music.
Hazarika produced a large number of songs over the years, and he was known for using music to express stories of people’s joys and sorrows, bonds of friendship and bravery, love and loneliness, and even struggle and tenacity.
As he sang songs in blockbuster movies like “Rudali,” “Mil Gayi Manzil Mujhe,” “Saj,” “Darmiyan,” “Gajgamini,” “Daman,” and “Kyun,” he won the hearts of many over the years.
For his extraordinary contributions to music and culture, Hazarika received numerous honors, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the Padma Shri, and the Padma Bhushan. The Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor, was given to him posthumously in 2019.
I pay my tribute to the great music legend Dr Bhupen Hazarika on his birth anniversary. Bhupen Da will forever live with us. This is one of those many beautiful songs created by Bhupen da about Arunachal Pradesh. #BhupenHazarika pic.twitter.com/jZBcCPsoje
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 8, 2022
