Google pays tribute to Bhupen Hazarika with doodle
New Delhi (PTI): Google on Thursday paid tribute to iconic singer Bhupen Hazarika on his 96th birth anniversary with a doodle that illustrated the musician with a harmonium and his trademark Gurkha cap.
Besides an acclaimed singer, the Bharat Ratna awardee was a composer, poet and filmmaker who created music for scores of films in Assamese, Hindi, Bengali and a few other languages.
"Happy birthday, Bhupen Hazarika! Your songs and films continue to command respect for Assam's rich culture," Google said.
It termed Hazarika as one of northeast India's "leading socio-cultural reformers, whose creations and compositions united people from all walks of life".
It said the artwork, illustrated by Mumbai-based guest artist Rutuja Mali, "celebrates Hazarika's work to popularise Assamese cinema and folk music".
Mali said she went through a few of Hazarika's songs, photos and videos and tried her best to "reflect his charm" in the doodle.
A Google doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepages intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and notable historical figures of particular countries.
Popularly known as the 'Bard of the Brahmaputra', Hazarika was born on this day in 1926 at Sadiya in Assam.
He graduated with a master's in political science from Banaras Hindu University in 1946, and went on to earn a PhD in mass communications from Columbia University in 1952.
After completing his studies in America, he returned to India to continue his work on songs and films that popularised Assamese culture on both a national and global scale.
Over the course of a six-decade career, Hazarika won several prestigious awards that include the national film award for best music direction in 1975, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987, Padma Shri in 1977, Padma Bhushan in 2001, Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1992.
He was given the Bharat Ratna (posthumously) in 2019.
He also held the position of chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi for five years from 1998.
Hazarika passed away on November 5, 2011.
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Delhi: Three of a family stabbed to death in Neb Sarai
New Delhi (PTI): A middle-aged couple and their daughter were allegedly stabbed to death inside their house in Delhi's Neb Sarai area on Wednesday, police said.
The victims have been identified as Rajesh Kumar (51), his wife Komal (46) and their daughter Kavita (23), they added.
According to the police, the bodies were discovered by the couple's son, Arjun, around 5:30 am when he returned from his morning walk. He alerted the neighbours, who then called the police, an official said.
"Crime team and forensic teams have been called. Prima facie, there was no ransacking or stealing of any article from the house," the officer said.
Speaking about the incident, Satish Kumar, Arjun's maternal uncle, stated, "Rajesh was my brother-in-law. I received a call from my nephew (Arjun) about the incident. Rajesh had retired from the army and was currently working as a security officer. His daughter was a college student."
Kumar suggested that a financial dispute might be the possible motive for the attack.
AAP legislator from Deoli, Prakash Jarwal, visited the victim's house and spoke with Rajesh’s son. “This is a very unfortunate incident. His son asked me, ‘Who will I live for now?’” Jarwal said.
"Someone entered the house and stabbed the victims in their necks," Jarwal said, adding that people getting killed had become a daily occurrence in Delhi.
