Overview
- - Assam marked Bhupen Hazarika’s 14th death anniversary with coordinated programmes across 35 districts and 27 sub-divisions featuring mass choruses, human chains and floral tributes.
- - Officials said over 2 lakh participants joined synchronized renditions of ‘Manuhe Manuhor Babe,’ with more than 5,000 performers at Guwahati’s Latashil and AASU-led tributes and lamp-lighting at Dighalipukhuri.
- - Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a 100‑foot statue of Hazarika at the Bhupen Hazarika Setu (Dhola‑Sadiya) zero point as a major state memorial.
- - The state will submit a request to the United Nations to recognise ‘Manuhe Manuhor Babe’ as an Anthem of Humanity, alongside new initiatives including dedicating one Bohag Bihu evening to Hazarika, naming roads in his honor, and inaugurating the Sahid Smarak on December 10 with a collective performance.
- - On November 4, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia presented the Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika National Awards to six Northeast achievers, and Asam Sahitya Sabha announced a translations project of Hazarika and Zubeen Garg’s songs targeted for completion by 2027.