Assam bids tearful farewell to Zubeen Garg

The skies of Assam wept as thousands gathered barefoot, hearts heavy, to say a final goodbye to their beloved son, Zubeen Garg, the voice that carried the soul of a region, the melody that turned pain into poetry and hope into harmony. His final journey began not in silence, but in song. From the Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex, where for hours, fans queued through the night to lay flowers, light candles, and whisper prayers over his still form, his cortege moved slowly through streets lined with sobbing admirers. His body was taken to Guwahati Medical College for a final, respectful post-mortem, a procedural formality that could never dull the raw grief of a people who had already lost their...