?It was a multi-organ failure. The end came at about 4.30 pm,? Jayanta Saha, chief PRO at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital, said.
Legendary singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika was suffering from respiratory and kidney failure. His condition had deteriorated significantly in the last few days. His long-time companion and filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi was beside him when he died.
Bhupen Hazarika?s health deteriorated on 23 October after he developed pneumonia. He had to undergo a minor surgery whereby doctors placed a food pipe into his system.
The 86-year-old Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner was undergoing treatment at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital since 29 June after he complained of breathlessness. Ever since he has been confined to his hospital bed.
Perhaps the only living balladeer in the country, composing his own lyrics and music, Hazarika lent his voice to the film ?Gandhi To Hitler?, where he sang Mahatma Gandhi?s favourite bhajan ?Vaishnav jan?.
Bhupen Hazarika, who has a genius for weaving a magical tapestry out of traditional Assamese music and lyrics, is regarded as one of the greatest living cultural communicators of South Asia. He has been a poet, journalist, singer, lyricist, musician, filmmaker and writer.
The Padma Bhushan awardee had celebrated his birthday this year in the ICU of the hospital on 8 September when he cut a cake and fans sang his favourite numbers.
?Times News Network, PTI
Source: daily-sun.com
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