Burj Khalifa was not the only gleaming icon on his mind when Shankuraj Konwar, the versatile singer, songwriter and composer from India's north-eastern state of Assam, was preparing to take off for a ...

Famous Assamese singer Gayatri Hazarika passed away on Friday at the age of 44 in Nemcare Hospital, Guwahati, Assam. She was suffering from colon cancer. The news of her demise has left the music ...

Playback singer Papon is set to make his debut as a film music composer with Biswajeet Bora-helmed Assamese movie Sati Sadhani. Sharing the news on Instagram on April 22, the Assamese singer recently ...

Guwahati: This month marks a significant milestone in Assamese music history as the first Assamese gramophone record by Prafulla Chandra Borooah completes a century. At the age of 24, Prafulla ...

The sudden death of iconic Assamese singer Zubeen Garg in a scuba-diving accident in Singapore on September 19 has left fans across India shocked. At 52, Garg was not only one of the most influential ...

Two scenes from Sonar Baran Pakhi, Bobby Sarma Baruah’s biopic of Pratima Pandey Barua, renowned exponent of Goalporia lokageet or folk songs, linger in the memory long after the end credits have ...

ASSAM: Often have the homesick souls stranded far from their native haunts yearned for the familiar tunes of home. Well, thanks to the innovation and efforts of Mrinmoy Kumar (26), Biswajit Baruah (26 ...

Gayatri Hazarika Death: Assamese music icon Gayatri Hazarika passed away on May 16, 2025, at a private hospital in Guwahati. The acclaimed singer was 44 years old and had been battling colon cancer.

An Assamese folk story speaks of a young girl who was raised by her stepmother. The girl, who grows up within the four walls of her house, describes herself as a tree, rooted in one place, yet casting ...