W e know Assam as this vibrant microcosm of India’s celebrated diversity. The numerous tribes, dialects, languages and sub-cultures that come together forming the composite Assamese culture.

The state has seen a lot of strife, especially during the early 1980s riots that led to the 1985 Assam Accord. Couple that with insurgency movements and inadequate attention from mainland India, it really did seem like the essence of Assamese—its language, emotion and identity—might be sidelined, even replaced amid the many sub-groups and communities that make up Assam.

This was when singer and songwriter Zubeen Garg, all but 19 years of age, released his first album, Anamika . Everyone, regardless of tribe, group or community, was captivated, and the love story of a lifetime began between the peo

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