Guwahati: The conferring of Bharat Ratna on Assam’s musical maestro Dr Bhupen Hazarika has been welcomed by the late ‘bard of Brahmaputra’s’ son Tej Hazarika.
The Bharat Ratna ‘is a win for humanity, diversity and India as a secular democracy’, Tez said.
“In his songs can be discovered blueprints for the youth and future of India. In his songs he celebrated the richness of indigenous people not only of the Northeast but all of India and he advocated their inclusion in the Indian experience,” he added. (UNI)