Guwahati, Oct 19: It has been a month since Zubeen Garg, Assam’s beloved artiste and cultural icon, bid adieu to this world. But for millions in Assam, his presence still lingers in the lanes he walked, the small shops where he sat and the hearts he touched with kindness that went beyond fame.

For Manoj Das, a small shop owner from Kahilipara, Zubeen wasn’t just a customer but was family. Standing beside the counter where Zubeen once sat almost every morning, Das recalls softly, “He used to call me Deka. He said it with affection like an elder brother talking to his younger one.”

Garg would often drop by, sometimes alone, sometimes with a few friends, to eat the home-cooked food made by Das’s mother.

The tea stall in Kahilipara (AT Image)

“My mother used to cook for him. He loved her

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