Veteran Assamese Journalist Tilak Hazarika Passes Away at 96

He passed away after a prolonged illness after a brain haemorrhage.

• Veteran Assamese journalist Tilak Hazarika has died following a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 96 and is survived by his wife and daughter.
• Hazarika passed away a little after midnight on Saturday at a local nursing home where he was admitted on 18 September following a brain haemorrhage.
• Hazarika was serving till his death as the Editor of the Assamese weekly Sadin and as an advisor of the vernacular daily Dainik Pratidin.
• Members of the media fraternity paid their tribute to the veteran journalist at the Guwahati Press Club before his last rites were performed.

Deepest condolences on the demise of eminent journalist Tilak Hazarika. May his soul rest in peace. His work will keep him alive amongst us pic.twitter.com/oVATQlukQC

— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) October 22, 2016