Bhupen Hazarika, the bard of Brahmaputra, was a lyricist, musician, singer, poet, writer, political performer, composer, director, social activist, and film maker of Assam. He was a musical genius who put Assam on the country’s cultural map through his compositions and songs and his contribution to the development of Assamese cinema. The Hindi film industry is indebted to Bhupen Hazarika for introducing folk music of Assam and the Northeast. 
