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While Assam grieves the sudden loss of legendary singer Zubeen Garg, one heart is broken beyond measure. His father, Kapil Thakur, sits in quiet despair, a solitary witness to a pain no words can capture. Behind calm eyes lie tears that speak of a father’s deepest sorrow — a man who has lost his only son.
Life had already tested him, taking his beloved partner, singer and poet Ily Borthakur, years ago. Just as he began piecing his life together, fate struck again. Zubeen, the son who was the center of his world, inspiration incarnate, and the very echo of his own dreams, is gone. What he leaves behind is not just music, but a void that only a parent’s embrace could ever attempt to fill.
Kapil Thakur sits silently, a handkerchief pressed to his hands, trying to stem the flood of grief. Each passing moment is a reminder of the unimaginable — life without his child. The father’s anguish, private yet piercing, reflects the heartbreak of a generation mourning one of Assam’s brightest stars.
In a world that has lost Zubeen Garg, Kapil Thakur’s loss is the most intimate and profound — a testament to a father’s love, a life forever altered, and a legacy that will now live on in the hearts of millions.