On his last voyage

Online tributes pour in mourning the passing away of rock singer Asheem Chakravarty.

The Indian rock circuit is in shock. Tributes haven’t stopped online ever since fans heard of the untimely death of Asheem Chakravarty, "the man with the golden voice" and the lead singer of Rock band Indian Ocean.

Speaking to HT City, after the last rites of the singer-percussionist was performed, band mate-bass guitarist Rahul Ram says, “Jo hona hai who hona hai, ismein koi kya kar sakta hai. Now Indian Ocean will take a new turn as no one can replace him.”

Musician Raghu Dixit tweets, “Sad. RIP Indian Ocean’s Asheem Chakravarty.” Subir Malik, member of Parikrama, says, “Asheem was more of a family, it feels like I’ve lost my own blood.” Jishnu Dasgupta, bass guitarist and vocalist, Swarathma, “We have been inspired by Indian Ocean at every step of our journey. Asheem was a brother to us all. The raw passion he brought to life and his music gave us direction.”

The netosphere is also flooded with posts. Writes Sangeet Sabharwal on Facebook, “He was the soul of the band and now the band is incomplete.” “One of the saddest christmas for fans,” tweets Rushi Pandya. Writes Akash Shah, “Bhor will never be the same again... your music will live on forever.” Vocalist Angaraag Papon Mahanta of East India Company says, “One of the Most soulful musicians I’ve ever met and a great soul Ashim da is no more. A big loss it’ll always be.... My prayers for his soul.”