Assamese Singer Gayatri Hazarika of ‘Sara Pate Pate Fagun Name' fame dies at 44, was suffering from colon cancer
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Assamese Singer Gayatri Hazarika of 'Sara Pate Pate Fagun Name' fame dies at 44, was suffering from colon cancer
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