The fans, they are un-changing. A tribute to Bob Dylan at 80

On November 19, 2016, prime minister Narendra Modi quoted from a Bob Dylan song. It’s just that.” Majaw’s Dylan’s Days have become a pilgrimage for Indian fans; anywhere else in the world this would have been turned into a monetised event. You could even pluck the brand slogan from Majaw’s recollection of the first time he heard Dylan’s Blowin’ in the Wind: “It’s the bridge that connects.” Such fandom is typical of India’s east and north-east, where the singer is widely loved, and where the West has long been a friend. I hear the words, ‘With the rain falling in my shoes’,” says Shergill, stressing rain as Dylan would have. Half a century ago, four teens borrowed a phrase from the album notes to Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited and named their rock band Savage Rose, singing songs such as New Morning and I Want You.