News APP

NewsApp (Free)

Read news as it happens
Download NewsApp

Available on  gplay

This article was first published 21 years ago
Home  » News » Harivanshrai Bachchan's ashes
immersed at Sangam

Harivanshrai Bachchan's ashes
immersed at Sangam

Source: PTI
January 24, 2003 22:22 IST
Get Rediff News in your Inbox:

Renowned poet litterateur Harivanshrai Bachchan's ashes were on Friday immersed at the Sangam by his elder son, film star Amitabh Bachchan, amid tight security.

Amitabh's wife Jaya Bachchan, his brother Ajitabh, son Abhishek and Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament Amar Singh were also present during the solemn ceremony that lasted over an hour.

Thousands of people lined the banks where theĀ Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati meet to pay tribute to poet, who died in Mumbai in January 18.

Earlier, the urn containing the ashes of Dr Bachchan was brought to Allahabad on a special aircraft by family members and friends.

The urn, kept in an open DCM Toyota, was driven through a circuitous route through the city to enable people and admirers pay their last respects to the departed soul.

The urn was also kept for sometime at the Muthiganj and Clive road residences of the litterateur and the Allahabad University where the poet had taught for several years.

Get Rediff News in your Inbox:
Source: PTI© Copyright 2024 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.