Asomiya

Writing a piece on Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, widely addressed as Bhupen-da by billions of his fans and well-wishers around the music world, appears to be a difficult job. A genius of our time, who shaped the Assamese music and film…

A function to commemorate the completion of 53 years by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs (under the Assam government) turned a serious and fruitful event into cherishing the recognition of Asomiya (Assamese) as a classical language. It also highlighted the…