There are some losses that leave more than emptiness, they leave silence. The kind of silence that echoes louder than any symphony, that reverberates through the heart of a culture, reminding us of what once was and what will never be again. The passing of flutist Dipak Sarma is such a loss, a wound in the soul of Assamese music, a void that no melody can fill.

The Man Who Chose Bamboo Over Gold

Picture a young man standing at life's crossroads, a commerce degree fresh in his hands from Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College in Guwahati. Before him lay the well-trodden path, secure jobs, predictable futures, the comfort of convention. Around him, society's whispers about the impracticality of pursuing art, especially an instrument as humble as the bamboo flute. Most would have walked forward

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