Overview
- Sarma’s body arrived in Guwahati on Tuesday morning and was placed at Seuj Sangha for the public to pay respects.
- Final rites are scheduled at the Navagraha crematorium with full state honours later in the day.
- The 57-year-old musician died at a Chennai hospital on Monday morning after months of treatment for a severe liver ailment.
- Assam’s chief minister had provided Rs 5 lakh to support his medical care during his illness.
- Born in Nalbari’s Panigaon and celebrated for carrying Assamese flute traditions to wider audiences, his death deepens a period of mourning for the state’s arts community after other recent losses.