Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Salim Merchant Pays Tribute to Zubeen Garg at Memorial
Salim Merchant visited a memorial for singer-composer Zubeen Garg.
He went during Zubeen Divash, a time when people remember Zubeen.
Salim said Zubeen was his close friend.
He said Zubeen can still be felt through his music and the people who remember him.
Salim said Zubeen taught people about love and humanity.
He also spoke about a tribute song called “Dhumuhar Gaan.”
The song begins with Zubeen’s alaap, or opening vocal passage.
Salim said the singer Rahul Gautam Sharma sounded very much like Zubeen.
People across Assam gathered to honor Zubeen’s contribution to Assamese music.
Salim Merchant visited Zubeen Khetra on Thursday during Zubeen Divash.
Merchant described Zubeen Garg as a close friend and said his music keeps his presence alive.
He said Zubeen’s values included love, humanity and music.
Merchant praised “Dhumuhar Gaan,” a tribute created by Rahul Gautam Sharma and Anurag Saikia.
Fans and admirers gathered across Assam to remember Zubeen and his contribution to Assamese music.
- Who
- Salim Merchant, along with fans and admirers of Zubeen Garg.
- What
- Merchant paid tribute to Zubeen Garg and discussed the tribute song “Dhumuhar Gaan.”
- When
- Thursday, during Zubeen Divash.
- Where
- Zubeen Khetra and other locations across Assam.
- Why
- To remember Zubeen Garg, his music, his values and his contribution to Assamese music.
- Visitor
- Bollywood composer and producer Salim Merchant
- Honored artist
- Assamese singer-composer Zubeen Garg
- Location
- Zubeen Khetra
- Occasion
- Zubeen Divash
- Tribute song
- “Dhumuhar Gaan”
- Song creators
- Rahul Gautam Sharma and composer Anurag Saikia
- Song detail
- The song begins with an alaap by Zubeen