HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Jan 23: Byatikram MASDO launched the song titled ‘Tumi Je Ahila’ by singer Chandrima Bhattacharya at the Guwahati Press Club on Tuesday. This song holds special significance as it was the last composition of the late artist Rishiraj Sharma, son of renowned musicians Dilip Sharma and Sudakshina Sharma. Chandrima Bhattacharya, a popular singer from Kolkata and daughter of Assam, rendered the vocals for the song.
Expressing her connection with Rishiraj Sharma, Chandrima Bhattacharya shared, “Rishiraj Sharma was very close to me. I lost contact with Rishida as I was not in Assam for a long time. After he was in Kolkata for a few days due to illness, my relationship with Rishida deepened again. One day he said, ‘Let’s do a song together’, but later, due to Rishida’s illness and his untimely death, that plan was incomplete. So this time we are preparing to make his unfulfilled dreams into a reality.”
Eminent singer Manisha Hazarika, who launched the song, praised Rishiraj Sharma’s talent, stating, “Rishi was very talented. And I am very happy to release the song he composed on this special day.”
Dr Saumen Bharatiya, president of Byatikram MASDO, mentioned, “Late Rishiraj Sharma was associated with Byatikram MASDO and performed songs in our cultural programs many times. We are happy today to present his last song to the people of Assam even in his absence.”