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Samudra Gupta Kashyap, veteran journalist with The Indian Express, was Saturday awarded the Bhupen Hazarika Award for covering issues related to the Northeast for over 20 years.
The award was given by Sarhad, a Pune-based NGO, at a function organised at the SM Joshi Auditorium here.
“I don’t look at Bhupen Hazarika as just a poet. I look at him as the greatest communicator of our times. He was one of the finest citizens,” said Kashyap.
He said Hazarika’s songs and lyrics were actually instruments of change.