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Kalpana Lajmi Pens a Memoir on Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the Bard of the Brahmaputra | ||
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Kalpana Lajmi, a distinguished filmmaker, is all set to release a memoir, "Bhupen Hazarika - As I knew him" on the 8th of September. The book contains at least 12 of his songs translated in English by Muni Kabir and painstakingly Illustrated by the well know artist Lalitha Lajmi. With this book, Kalpana aims to take his work of 75 years to a global platform, befitting the chair that already exists in his name at Harvard University. The book will be released on the occasion of Bhupen da's 91st Birthday.
Kalpana Lajmi, who took one year to write the entire book, emphasises, "I want the world to know what a great man, artist he was. He was a painter, sculptor, poet all bundled in one. And I want the world to know the depth with which Bhupen Hazarika spread himself, that is why I wrote this book. The book wouldn't have been possible without Ranjit Barthakur, Balipara Foundation & IndusInd Bank. Also, I am grateful to Shyam Benegal, Prasoon Joshi, Mahesh Bhatt, Adil Hussain and Huma Qureshi, who have come forward to promote the book, they will be reading parts of the book at the launch."
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