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Assam Honors Bhupen Hazarika With Statewide Chorus and UN Bid for His Signature Song

The centenary-year observances culminated in mass performances as the state moved to embed his legacy through a proposed 100‑foot statue and new cultural programming.

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Overview

  • Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led tributes as programmes spanned 35 districts and 27 sub-divisions, saying over two lakh people joined renditions of “Manuhe Manuhor Babe.”
  • The government will seek United Nations recognition of the song as an “Anthem of Humanity,” and the Chief Minister proposed a 100‑foot statue near the Dhola‑Sadiya bridge, with both measures in planning.
  • Local turnouts were sizable, with about 5,000 performers at Guwahati’s Latasil, around 8,000 in a 17‑minute medley at Dibrugarh, and a human chain of more than 15,000 in Hailakandi.
  • Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia conferred the Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika National Awards on six Northeastern achievers, an annual honour carrying Rs 51,000, a citation and a memento.
  • Asam Sahitya Sabha set a 2027 target to translate Hazarika’s songs into multiple languages, while an RBI-issued Rs 100 commemorative coin was presented to centenary committee members at events.