The late cartoonist Mario Miranda and the late musician Bhupen Hazarika were amongst the five people awarded the Padma Vibhushan on Wednesday.

The others are sculptor K.G. Subramanyan, orthopaedist

Two months after his death, it appears that music maestro Bhupen Hazarika's last wish of getting his funeral rites performed by a select few individuals was not met, with the executors of his will kee

The Assam government on Tuesday decided to postpone the funeral of legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika following thousands of men, women and children making an unending beeline to pay their last respect

The final journey of one of India's oldest performing singers Bhupen Hazarika began on Wednesday morning with a sea of humanity following the cortege from the historic Judges Field to the funeral site

The mortal remains of legendary singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika were on Monday flown to Assam where his last rites will be conducted on Tuesday.

"The body was taken by close family members from the h

Bhupen Hazarika, the 'bard of Brahmaputra' whose ability to weave magic out of traditional Assamese music gave us songs like 'Dil hoom hoom kare' and 'O Ganga behti ho', swayed and inspired millions a

Bhupen Hazarika, the 'bard of Brahmaputra' whose ability to weave magic out of traditional Assamese music gave us songs like 'Dil hoom hoom kare' and 'O Ganga behti ho', swayed and inspired millions a

Overcome with grief at the demise of Bhupen Hazarika, his Leicester-based younger brother Prabin said the legend will be remembered for inspiring generations of Assamese youth.

Prabin, a teacher who

The singing legend Bhupen Hazarika turned 85 on Thursday. Prominent artistes including Zubeen Garg, Pulak Banerjee, Moloya Goswami rendered songs of the Dadasaheb Phalke award winner at the Indian Tea