Agartala, Oct. 1 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha paid floral tribute to legendary music maestro Sachin Dev Burman at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan in Agartala on Thursday, October 1, commemorating the musician's enduring contribution to Indian music.

SD Burman, born on October 1, 1906, in Comilla, now in Bangladesh, belonged to the royal family of Tripura and went on to become one of the defining music directors and playback singers of Hindi and Bengali cinema.

Speaking to the media after the tribute programme, Saha recalled his personal admiration for the maestro and his connection with the site where the programme was held.

"I am very much influenced by his tune and his singing and the singer. I know where I am standing now; this...