India, Sept. 19 -- On September 19, Zubeen Garg, one of the favourite voices in Assam and who resonated across India, left the industry forever. His untimely death sent shockwaves through the music world and his fans across India and the Northeast.

Zubeen was a versatile artist and a fearless voice for Assamese identity. While he sang in over 10 languages and contributed to more than 100 films, two languages truly defined his career: Assamese, his mother tongue and Hindi, the platform that introduced him to the rest of the country.

Perhaps his most well-known Hindi song, Ya Ali catapulted Zubeen into national fame. This soulful and intense track from the 2006 film Gangster, starring Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Shiney Ahuja, became...