Guwahati, Sept. 19 -- Acclaimed singer, composer, actor, and director Zubeen Garg was a towering figure not only in Assamese culture, but one of the best-known and loved cultural icons in India's north-eastern region and even beyond.
A heartthrob of the younger generation, Zubeen, who gained nationwide fame for his Bollywood hit "Ya Ali", has left behind a legacy of soulful music that touched millions.
Zubeen died today in Singapore, where he had gone to serve as the cultural brand ambassador for the Northeast India Festival.
Born in 1972, Zubeen spent his childhood days in Jorhat and started singing at a tender age of three. Although his initial music guru was his mother, Ili Borthakur, Zubeen later took lessons in music from Robin Bane...