'Will Live only as Human': Brahmin Youth Tears Sacred Thread at Zubeen Garg’s Cremation Site

'Will live only as human': Brahmin youth tears sacred thread at Zubeen Garg’s cremation site

Guwahati, Oct 12 (PTI) In a rare gesture at singer Zubeen Garg’s cremation site, a youth publicly tore off his sacred thread (lagun), traditionally worn by Brahmins, and declared he would live only as a human, rejecting caste and religion.Sun Bhagawati, a youth in his early thirties, asserted that he was only following the ideals of his idol Garg and appealed to people to live only as humans by breaking the boundaries of caste-religion."By birth…

Asam Sahitya Sabha’s Silchar Plenary Session Passes Key Resolutions On Zubeen Garg Probe, Barak-Brahmaputra Unity, Bhasha Shahid Station

The first day of the Third Plenary Session of the Executive Committee of the Asam Sahitya Sabha was held on Saturday (October 11) at Banga Bhawan’s Bhasha Shahid Memorial Stage in Silchar, marking a landmark event in promoting cultural harmony and linguistic unity between the Barak and Brahmaputra valleys. The main event began with lighting the lamp and paying floral tributes to Zubeen Garg, Bhupen Hazarika and Kalikaprashad Bhattacharjee. The i…