- Bishnu Prasad Rabha was a cultural icon from Assam.
- He contributed to many artistic fields.
- THese include music, dance, art and literature.
- He was also a part of the Revolutionary Communist Party of India.
- He is nicknamed “Kalaguru” or the master of the arts.
- Marxists call him “Sainik Silpi” or soldier poet.
- He was born in 1909 in Dhaka.
- He greatly promoted folk cultural traditions.
- His songs are known as “Rabha Sangeet”.
- He died in 1969, aged 60.