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Assamese Artist Passes Away

Eminent Assamese artist-sculptor Sobha Brahma has passed away. He was 82 and is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. Brahma was suffering from old-age ailments and died after suffering a cardiac arrest.

A prolific artist and sculptor of the north east, Brahma has painted and sculpted for more than six decades establishing an independent art idiom for the region and creating a niche both in the country and abroad.

He also served as the principal of Government Art College for several years. He was the vice-chairman of prominent cultural center Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra set up under the Assam Accord and was also a member of the general council of Lalit Kala Akademi.