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Bhupen Hazarika’s Family Divided Over Bharat Ratna

Bhupen Hazarika’s family refused to accept the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award bestowed for his contribution to music. Bhupen Hazarika’s son, Tez Hazarika called the government’s announcement “a display of short lived cheap thrills”. Tez slammed the government for introducing the  Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 that aims to grant citizenship to non-muslim immigrants living in […]