Source: Twitter
Guwahati, Jul 26: Famous Tokari Geet artist Umakanta Bairagi, passed away at the age of 80 on Wednesday morning at his residence in Hengarabari, Guwahati.
Bairagi was suffering from long term illness and took his last breath at 7:10 AM on Wednesday morning.
Born in the year 1942 in Dibrugarh,Bairagi won a number of notable awards, including the Pratima Pandey Award and the Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Sanghati Award.
Furthermore, he received the title of Bairagi from Dibrugarh Radio Station in 1971.
Meanwhile Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his sorrow over the demise of the artist via Twitter.
