Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Politics and culture are intimately connected.One influences the other.Politics is viewed as a struggle to fight against exploitation.On the other hand, culture is used as an instrument of social change.Bhupen Hazarika, the great political artist and world-famous musician, stood for the praxis of social change.Although he is perceived as a cultural icon, in reality, he was a man of music and politics.His cultural interventions were not devoid of political and ideological convictions.During his lifetime, he explored various ideologies in search of pragmatic solutions to societal problems.A close and critical study of Bhupen Hazarika's political praxis reveals that different ideologies found expression in different periods of life.To put it another way, Hazarika's ideology directed him to be involved in numerous sociopolitical activities.In the early period of his life, he was greatly influenced by Marxist philosophy.During his close association with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA), his Marxist leanings became quite evident.The majority of his compositions reflect his concern for the poor and downtrodden.He produced the best of his artistic creations during the period.Though Hazarika never declared him as a confirmed Marxist, his advocacy of socialistic principles, his avowed interest in class conflict, the anti-establishment stance, and his perpetual endeavour to transform social order clearly suggest some inspirations derived from Marx.
Source: NOVEL INSIGHT
Author: Dhrubajyoti Saikia
Institution: Kakojan College
Language: English
Topic: Marxism and Critical Theory
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7109043233