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How fashion designer Sanjukta Dutta honoured Zubeen Garg and Assam’s handloom heritage through her creations: 'Immortalising his memories in textile form'
October 23, 2025 9:30 am
“My journey began with a simple desire: to revive Assam’s handloom industry and give it the recognition it deserves globally. When I first started, people outside Assam hardly knew about the mekhela chador,” Sanjukta Dutta says.
Assam remembers Bhupen Hazarika, the ‘Bard of Brahmaputra’, a century after his birth
September 09, 2025 7:15 am
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma remembered Hazarika as one who ‘carried Assam to the world through his soulful melodies’. The legendary singer, composer, and filmmaker was born on September 8, 1926, and died in 2011.
A tribute to Bhupen Da by PM Modi: his life teaches us the power of empathy, of listening to people
September 08, 2025 7:51 am
As you are all aware, this year marks the beginning of his birth centenary celebrations. It is an occasion to revisit his monumental contributions to Indian artistic expression and public consciousness: PM Modi.
IIT-Guwahati observes 13th death anniversary of Dr Bhupen Hazarika
November 07, 2024 9:41 am
The IIT Guwahati event also featured an interactive session with Stuti Patel Hazarika, Dr Hazarika's sister, who shared personal insights into his life and legacy.
Assam's noted singer Sudakshina Sarma dies at age 89
July 03, 2023 2:01 pm
Noted singer Sudakshina Sarma, sister of Bhupen Hazarika, passed away at 89. Her contributions to music will be remembered.
Pune: Assamese diaspora organises tribute for Bhupen Hazarika
November 11, 2019 8:48 am
The project was initiated by Jyotirmay Das, Dipak Das, Robin Borthakur and Umar Majid of the Mumbai Samnnanay group, in collaboration with Devika Borth-akur, well known Sattriya dancer.
'My father was the ultimate humanist': Tej Hazarika on his father Dr Bhupen Hazarika
August 20, 2019 7:47 pm
"Till before his death, we led parallel lives. After I cremated him, his world flooded mine": a son's memory of his famous father. An interview with Tej Hazarika, the son of maestro Dr Bhupen Hazarika.
A record restoration project aims at releasing thousand Assamese songs online this month
April 26, 2019 6:26 pm
Through April and May, there will be a thousand songs from Assam — many which face the risk of fading into oblivion — released on Youtube by Jyoti Chitraban Studio’s Digital Archive department.
In U-turn, Tej Hazarika says privilege to receive Bharat Ratna on father’s behalf
February 16, 2019 12:37 am
“It is a tremendous honour, for me and my family to be invited by the GOI to accept the Bharat Ratna on behalf of my late father. It will be my dreamlike privilege to receive it for my father and his fans and followers everywhere,” Tej said in a message to The Indian Express.
Tej Hazarika clarifies: 'Dreamlike privilege' to receive Bharat Ratna for father
February 15, 2019 2:32 pm
On Monday night, after a local publication in Assam had interviewed Tej, who is based in the US, news broke that he had “rejected” the Bharat Ratna because of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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