Prominent personalities

Tezpur has nurtured some of Assam's most legendary figures: * **Jyoti Prasad Agarwala:** The first Assamese filmmaker, poet, and playwright; a towering cultural icon. * **Bishnu Prasad Rabha:** Known as 'Kalaguru' (Master of the Arts), he was an acclaimed singer, painter, and Marxist revolutionary. * **Phani Sarma:** A renowned playwright and actor, known as 'Natasurya' (Sun of Theater). * **Ananda Chandra Agarwala:** A celebrated writer and poet, known as 'Bhangoni Konwar'. * **Dr. Bhupen Hazarika:** The legendary musician and Dada Saheb Phalke awardee spent formative years and had deep cultural ties to Tezpur.