Discourses From the East
Bhupen Hazarika, the Man on the Move

This year marks the hundredth birth anniversary of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. One of South Asia’s greatest cultural ambassadors, Dr. Hazarika has attained a god-like stature in Assam through the years. Celebrated as “xudhakontho” (the voice as sweet as nectar), he had already turned into a mythical figure during his lifetime, people literally chanting prayers and lighting lamps to welcome him in different parts of the state.





