Hazarika's shradh: Poster sellers make hay

GUWAHATI: It was a solemn occasion no doubt, but some people were seen doing brisk business at Gauhati University. Around five poster-sellers, mostly from Hajo, a sleepy town 35 km from Guwahati, made good use of the occasion by selling posters of the last doyen of Assam.
The motley group of poster-sellers stood at the gate of the "samadhi sthal" and almost every visitor purchased a poster or two of the departed icon.
"I came in the morning and offered my respects to Bhupenda. I lighted lamps and offered flowers at the altar of his samadhi. I had to buy some posters as my wife and children had asked for them," said Ajay Baishya, who had come from Nalbari.
"I sold around 50 posters and I had brought around hundred. I sold them for Rs 10 a piece and customers kept coming," said Dinesh Das, who had come from Hajo.