Bhupen Hazarika Passes Away

Legendary singer and composer Bhupen Hazarika passed away on 5^th November at a Mumbai hospital after respiratory and kidney failure.

The 86-year-old Bhupen Hazarika was on life support and dialysis at Kokilaben Dirubhai Ambani Hospital.

“It was a multi-organ failure. The end came around 4.30 pm,” Jayanta Narayan Saha, in-charge of media relations at the hospital said.

Bhupen Hazarika’s health deteriorated on October 23 after he developed pneumonia. He had to undergo a minor surgery whereby doctors placed a food pipe into his system.

The Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner was undergoing treatment at the hospital since June 29 after he complained of breathlessness.

One of the foremost balladeer in the country who composed his own lyrics and music, Bhupen Hazarika lent his voice to the film “Gandhi To Hitler”, where he sang Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan 'Vaishnav jan'.