Guwahati: Gauhati University has decided to rename its Centre for Performing Arts and Culture after popular singer Zubeen Garg.

The university has also announced plans to install his statue on the campus.

"To pay tribute and preserve the timeless creations of popular singer and youth icon Zubeen Garg, Gauhati University has accepted four proposals," the varsity said in a post on X on Friday.

The Centre for Performing Arts and Culture will now bear the name of the cultural icon, who died by drowning in the sea in Singapore on September 19. A statue of the singer-composer will be installed in front of the centre.

The university will also publish a coffee table book containing biographical accounts of Garg's life and creative journey. To inspire young artistes, a new category of 'Zubeen's Songs' will be added to the singing competition during the university's inter-college youth festival.