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Musical legend Bhupen Hazarika unveils his statue in Assam Guwahati:
The famed musical legend of North East, Bhupen Hazarika unveiled his life-size
statue in Guwahati. Hundreds of admirers of Hazarika and many locals queued on
the roadside to welcome him with flowers as he arrived for the occasion. This
is for the first time that Hazarika unveiled his own statue on Saturday. Biren
Singha, who sculpted Hazarika's statue, said that the statue was the way of showing
respect for the legend. "Here the people of Assam and the North-East are offering
their respect to our legend through this statue," said Biern Singha. A multifaceted
genius, Hazarika is a renowned poet, music composer, singer, actor, journalist,
author and film-maker having earned high repute from the society. He is the only
living pioneer of Assam's film industry in the North East, who is hailed as the
uncrowned king of cultural world of the Seven Sisters. The States in North East
are referred by this name. Bhupen Hazarika is ranked amongst the leading film
makers of the nation. Today, he is considered as the last of the great mass singers
and the only great ballad singer alive in India. In 2001, he was honoured by the
Government with the national award of Padma Bhushan. -Feb
15, 2009
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