Kapil Boruah, a school teacher of Assam’s Lakhimpur has secured a place in several books of records for making a portrait of legendary Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika with iron nails.
The International Book of Records, India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records have recognized his unique work.
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Boruah hails from Chungapara village in Panigaon in Lakhimpur district and is a teacher in the Alichiga Khabali LP School.
He made the portrait of the music maestro by hammering 12181 iron nails on a 10,800 square cm plywood sheet.
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“I began to work on the portrait on November 5, the death anniversary of the Bhupen Hazaria and completed it in twelve days,” said Borua.