ITANAGAR, Nov 5: Members of the Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS) observed the 6th death anniversary of Dr Bhupen Hazarika at the Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum here on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion, APLS President, Y D Thongchi recalled the contributions of Dr Hazarika and described Hazarika as the harbinger of friendship between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Arunachal Front Editor, Nani Kojin remembered the days of Dr Hazarika in Yazali during the shooting of the first Arunachal movie ‘Meri Dharam, Meri Maa’ back in 1976 and presented a Bhupendra song as a tribute to the harbinger of peace.
APLS members also paid floral tribute to Dr Bhupen Hazarika’s portrait.