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This is an archive article published on November 7, 2011

Cremation tomorrow

The last rites of Bhupen Hazarika,who died in Mumbai on Saturday,will be performed on the bank of the Brahmaputra in the Assam capital

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Cremation tomorrow

The last rites of Bhupen Hazarika,who died in Mumbai on Saturday,will be performed on the bank of the Brahmaputra in the Assam capital on Tuesday. Official sources here said his body would be flown in here on Monday morning,after which it would be taken to his home at Nizarapar in the heart of the city,and then kept at the Judges Field for two days for people to pay their homage. The cremation will take place in the Sankaradeva Udyan on the river-bank close to Bharalumukh where he had spent several years of his childhood, an official in the Kamrup Metro administration said on Sunday.

ULFA condoles death ULFA has mourned Bhupen Hazarikas death,and its anti-talk faction will ask all cadres to abjure violence as a mark of respect. Bhupen-da made immense contribution to our cultural heritage and we mourn his death, Paresh Baruah said in an e-mail.

 

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