“Utha-Jaaga-Xaar Powa’ is the first-ever novel inspired by the life and legacy of legendary singer Zubeen Garg. Written through the tear-filled eyes of a Zubeen-less Assam, this deeply moving narrative brings the artist alive on every page. Each chapter, each line, makes you feel Zubeen Garg—his voice, his silences, his pain, and his fire. Every page has the power to move you to tears. At its heart, the novel explores the haunting years when Assam felt the absence of its beloved icon, while also unveiling known and unknown facets of the artist’s life and soul. ‘Utha-Jaaga-Xaar Powa’ offers readers an intimate journey into THE UNTOLD ZUBEEN GARG—stories rarely spoken, emotions rarely shared. Beautifully woven into the narrative are Zubeen Garg’s songs, poems, quotes, and philosophies, used with rare sensitivity and artistic grace. For the first time ever in book history, the novel also documents—moment by moment—the tragic accident that claimed the life of Zubeen Garg’s sister, Jonkey Borthakur, presenting a profoundly emotional and human account.

Most remarkably, Zubeen Garg wrote only one short story in his lifetime. That story EXCLUSIVELY appears in full in ‘Utha-Jaaga-Xaar Powa’, making this book an irreplaceable literary treasure for fans and readers alike.

‘Utha-Jaaga-Xaar Powa’ is not just a novel—it is grief, it is love, it is respect, it is memory, it is tribute. Moreover it is about legendary Zubeen Garg—felt, lived, and remembered.