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Zubeen was born on 18 November 1972,[{{cite news |last1=Borkotoky |first1=Tonmoy |title=Zubeen Garg turns 48; fans shower him with birthday wishes |url=https://www.newslivetv.com/assam/zubeen-garg-turns-48-fans-shower-him-with-birthday-wishes/ |access-date=20 November 2019 |work=News Live TV |date=18 November 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011231758/https://newslivetv.com/zubeen-garg-turns-48-fans-shower-him-with-birthday-wishes/ |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |title=Rockstar with a humane heart – Zubeen Garg turns 48 today |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/rockstar-with-a-humane-heart-zubeen-garg-turns-48-today-512140 |access-date=18 November 2020 |work=[[The Sentinel (Guwahati)]] |date=18 November 2020 |language=en |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118051439/https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/rockstar-with-a-humane-heart-zubeen-garg-turns-48-today-512140 |url-status=live }}] into an [[Assamese Brahmin]] family in [[Tura, Meghalaya]], to Mohini Mohon Borthakur and Ily Borthakur.[{{cite news |last1=Parashar |first1=Utpal |date=29 July 2019 |title='These Brahmins should be killed,' says Assam singer Zubeen Garg; cases filed |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/these-brahmins-should-be-killed-says-assam-singer-zubeen-garg-cases-filed/story-QgaKOmiMcqiCEhzOc8K29O.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=12 April 2022 |archive-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115111218/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/these-brahmins-should-be-killed-says-assam-singer-zubeen-garg-cases-filed/story-QgaKOmiMcqiCEhzOc8K29O.html |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Dristi |title=How Singer Zubeen Garg Got His Name |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/how-singer-zubeen-garg-got-his-name-9307155 |access-date=20 September 2025 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=19 September 2025}}][{{cite news |title='Ya Ali' singer Zubeen Garg provided security after ULFA threat |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/ya-ali-singer-zubeen-garg-provided-security-after-ulfa-threat/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=25 September 2025 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=22 April 2013 |language=en |archive-date=27 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227233959/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/ya-ali-singer-zubeen-garg-provided-security-after-ulfa-threat/ |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |title=Why Jibon Borthakur Chose to Become Zubeen Garg |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/why-zubeen-borthakur-chose-to-become-zubeen-garg-10481588 |access-date=25 September 2025 |work=[[Pratidin Time]] |date=20 September 2025 |language=en |archive-date=5 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005162156/https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/why-zubeen-borthakur-chose-to-become-zubeen-garg-10481588 |url-status=live }}] His first name was chosen in homage to [[Zubin Mehta]].[{{Cite web |title=Zubeen Garg, Popular Assamese Singer Zubeen Garg |url=https://www.indiaonline.in/about/personalities/singers/zubeen-garg |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=www.indiaonline.in |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820091745/https://www.indiaonline.in/about/personalities/singers/zubeen-garg |url-status=live }}] His given last name was initially "Borthakur" but later instead of continuing with it, he chose "Garg", the title of his [[Brahmin]] [[gotra]].[{{cite web |title=Why Jibon Borthakur Chose to Become Zubeen Garg |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/why-zubeen-borthakur-chose-to-become-zubeen-garg-10481588 |website=[[Pratidin Time]] |access-date=26 September 2025 |language=en |archive-date=5 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005162156/https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/why-zubeen-borthakur-chose-to-become-zubeen-garg-10481588 |url-status=live }}] |
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Zubeen was born on 18 November 1972,[{{cite news |last1=Borkotoky |first1=Tonmoy |title=Zubeen Garg turns 48; fans shower him with birthday wishes |url=https://www.newslivetv.com/assam/zubeen-garg-turns-48-fans-shower-him-with-birthday-wishes/ |access-date=20 November 2019 |work=News Live TV |date=18 November 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011231758/https://newslivetv.com/zubeen-garg-turns-48-fans-shower-him-with-birthday-wishes/ |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |title=Rockstar with a humane heart – Zubeen Garg turns 48 today |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/rockstar-with-a-humane-heart-zubeen-garg-turns-48-today-512140 |access-date=18 November 2020 |work=[[The Sentinel (Guwahati)]] |date=18 November 2020 |language=en |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118051439/https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/rockstar-with-a-humane-heart-zubeen-garg-turns-48-today-512140 |url-status=live }}] into an [[Assamese Brahmin]] family in [[Tura, Meghalaya]], to Mohini Mohon Borthakur and Ily Borthakur.[{{cite news |last1=Parashar |first1=Utpal |date=29 July 2019 |title='These Brahmins should be killed,' says Assam singer Zubeen Garg; cases filed |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/these-brahmins-should-be-killed-says-assam-singer-zubeen-garg-cases-filed/story-QgaKOmiMcqiCEhzOc8K29O.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=12 April 2022 |archive-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115111218/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/these-brahmins-should-be-killed-says-assam-singer-zubeen-garg-cases-filed/story-QgaKOmiMcqiCEhzOc8K29O.html |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Dristi |title=How Singer Zubeen Garg Got His Name |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/how-singer-zubeen-garg-got-his-name-9307155 |access-date=20 September 2025 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=19 September 2025}}][{{cite news |title='Ya Ali' singer Zubeen Garg provided security after ULFA threat |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/ya-ali-singer-zubeen-garg-provided-security-after-ulfa-threat/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=25 September 2025 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=22 April 2013 |language=en |archive-date=27 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227233959/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/ya-ali-singer-zubeen-garg-provided-security-after-ulfa-threat/ |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |title=Why Jibon Borthakur Chose to Become Zubeen Garg |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/why-zubeen-borthakur-chose-to-become-zubeen-garg-10481588 |access-date=25 September 2025 |work=[[Pratidin Time]] |date=20 September 2025 |language=en |archive-date=5 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005162156/https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/why-zubeen-borthakur-chose-to-become-zubeen-garg-10481588 |url-status=live }}] His first name was chosen in homage to [[Zubin Mehta]].[{{Cite web |title=Zubeen Garg, Popular Assamese Singer Zubeen Garg |url=https://www.indiaonline.in/about/personalities/singers/zubeen-garg |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=www.indiaonline.in |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820091745/https://www.indiaonline.in/about/personalities/singers/zubeen-garg |url-status=live }}] His given last name was initially "Borthakur" but later instead of continuing with it, he chose "Garg", the title of his [[Brahmin]] [[gotra]].[{{cite web |title=Why Jibon Borthakur Chose to Become Zubeen Garg |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/why-zubeen-borthakur-chose-to-become-zubeen-garg-10481588 |website=[[Pratidin Time]] |access-date=26 September 2025 |language=en |archive-date=5 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251005162156/https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/why-zubeen-borthakur-chose-to-become-zubeen-garg-10481588 |url-status=live }}] |
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Zubeen's father was a [[magistrate]],[{{Cite news |last=Barman |first=Rini |date=14 May 2017 |title=The Language of Music |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/the-language-of-music-4654378/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515190432/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/the-language-of-music-4654378/ |archive-date=15 May 2017}}] His mother, Ily Borthakur, was a singer.[{{Cite web |title='I am still not a big name' |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/07sd2.htm |date=7 August 2006 |website=Rediff |access-date=21 September 2025 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403222807/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/07sd2.htm |url-status=live }}] His sister Jonkie Borthakur, a singer and actress, died in a car accident in February 2002 in [[Sonitpur district]]. She was travelling to perform a stage show along with her co-artists. Zubeen's 2002 album ''Xixhu'' is dedicated to her.[{{cite news | url=http://www.nenanews.com/NEE%20Feb.7-21,%2002/oh11.htm | title=Jongki Barthakur dies in car mishap | work=North East News Agency | date=21 February 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313031027/http://www.nenanews.com/NEE%20Feb.7-21,%2002/oh11.htm |archive-date=13 March 2013 | url-status=usurped |access-date=19 January 2013}}][{{Cite web |title=Palme Borthakur |url=https://www.rgu.ac/faculty-palme-borthakur |access-date=4 March 2026 |website=www.rgu.ac}}][{{Cite web |title=Palme Borthakur |url=https://ustm.ac.in/32359-2/ |access-date=4 March 2026 |website=USTM |language=en-US}}] |
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Zubeen's father was a [[magistrate]],[{{Cite news |last=Barman |first=Rini |date=14 May 2017 |title=The Language of Music |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/the-language-of-music-4654378/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515190432/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/the-language-of-music-4654378/ |archive-date=15 May 2017}}] His mother, Ily Borthakur, was a singer.[{{Cite web |title='I am still not a big name' |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/07sd2.htm |date=7 August 2006 |website=Rediff |access-date=21 September 2025 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403222807/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/07sd2.htm |url-status=live }}] His sister Jonkie Borthakur, a singer and actress, died in a car accident in February 2002 in [[Sonitpur district]]. She was travelling to perform a stage show along with her co-artists. Their last sibling duo album ''Sishu'' which was released on Oct 2002 is dedicated to her.[{{cite news | url=http://www.nenanews.com/NEE%20Feb.7-21,%2002/oh11.htm | title=Jongki Barthakur dies in car mishap | work=North East News Agency | date=21 February 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313031027/http://www.nenanews.com/NEE%20Feb.7-21,%2002/oh11.htm |archive-date=13 March 2013 | url-status=usurped |access-date=19 January 2013}}][{{Cite web |title=Palme Borthakur |url=https://www.rgu.ac/faculty-palme-borthakur |access-date=4 March 2026 |website=www.rgu.ac}}][{{Cite web |title=Palme Borthakur |url=https://ustm.ac.in/32359-2/ |access-date=4 March 2026 |website=USTM |language=en-US}}] |
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