Jagjit Singh (Punjabi: ਜਗਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, Hindi: जगजीत सिंह) (February 8, 1941 - October 10, 2011) was an Indian Ghazal singer, composer, music director, activist and entrepreneur. [1]Popularly known as "The Ghazal King" he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned IndianGhazal singer Chitra Singh, in the 1970s and 1980s, as the first ever successful duo act (husband-wife) in the history of recorded Indian music. Together, they are considered to be the pioneers of modern Ghazal singing and regarded as most successful recording artistes outside the realm of Indian film music. He has sung in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Sindhi andNepali languages. He was awarded India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, in 2003.
Jagjit Singh was born in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan[2] to Amar Singh Dhiman, a government employee, a native of Dalla village in Punjab (India) and his mother, Bachan Kaur from Ottallan village, Samrala. He had four sisters and two brothers and he was known as Jeet by his family. He was raised as a Sikh by religion.
Jagjit Singh was first offered to sing in a Gujarati Film. "Dharati Na Chhoru" produced by Mr. Suresh Amin, famously known by Jagjit Singh as "Jholi Vaaley Baba" : known so, because he carried a Red Shoulder Bag wherever he went. Mr Suresh Amin was from Baroda-Gujarat and was associated with Scad Consultants Pvt Ltd. When, Mr Suresh Amin died in 1998 and Scad Consultants, Baroda, Organized a Live Concert by Jagjit singh in December 1998 - Jagjit Singh [Famously Called by friends as Maharaj] paid a special Tribute to Mr Suresh Amin and dedicated the Scad Consultants Concert to Mr Suresh Amin by Singing the song " Chitthi Na Koi Sandesh ", the perfect song to match his unawareness of Suresh Amin's Death.
Jagjit Singh was born in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan[2] to Amar Singh Dhiman, a government employee, a native of Dalla village in Punjab (India) and his mother, Bachan Kaur from Ottallan village, Samrala. He had four sisters and two brothers and he was known as Jeet by his family. He was raised as a Sikh by religion.
Jagjit Singh was first offered to sing in a Gujarati Film. "Dharati Na Chhoru" produced by Mr. Suresh Amin, famously known by Jagjit Singh as "Jholi Vaaley Baba" : known so, because he carried a Red Shoulder Bag wherever he went. Mr Suresh Amin was from Baroda-Gujarat and was associated with Scad Consultants Pvt Ltd. When, Mr Suresh Amin died in 1998 and Scad Consultants, Baroda, Organized a Live Concert by Jagjit singh in December 1998 - Jagjit Singh [Famously Called by friends as Maharaj] paid a special Tribute to Mr Suresh Amin and dedicated the Scad Consultants Concert to Mr Suresh Amin by Singing the song " Chitthi Na Koi Sandesh ", the perfect song to match his unawareness of Suresh Amin's Death.
Ghazals
- Yaarian Rab Kar Ke (Sang for Shiv K. Batalvi)
- Umr Jalwon mein basar ho
- Der lagi aane mein tumko
- Apni aankho ke samundar mein utar jaane de
- Koi paas aayaa sawere-sawere
- Apne hothon par sajaana chaahta hoon
- Meri zindagi kisi aur ki, mere naam ka koi aur hai
- Apne haathon kee lakeeron mein
- Sadma to hai mujhe bhi ke tujhse juda hoon main
- Aadmi aadmi ko kya degaa
- Haath chhooten bhi to
- Garaj baras pyaasi dharthi par phir paani de maula
- Apni marzi se kahan apne safar ke hum hain
- Ik barahman ne kaha hai
- Main na hindu na musalmaan mujhe jeene do
- Kaise kaise haadse sehte rahe
- Wo jo hum mein tumme qaraar tha
- Patta-patta boota-boota haal hamaara jaane hai
- Chak jigar ke see lete hain
- Main bhool jaaoon tumhe, ab yahi munaasib hai
- Jaate jaate wo mujhe achchhi nishaani de gaya
- Shaam se aankh mein namin si hai
- Tere baare mein jab socha nahin thaa
- Tere aane ki jab khabar mehke
- Tamanna fir machal jaaye agar tum milne aa jaao
- Ab main ration ki kataron mein nazar aata hoon
- Tujhse milne ki saza denge tere shehar ke log
- Patthar ke khuda, patthar ke sanam
- Huzoor aapka bhi ahtraam karta chaloon
- Din aa gaye sabaab ke aanchal sambhaaliye
- Gulshan ki faqat phoolon se nahin kaaton se bhi zeenat hoti hai
- Baat saaqi ki na taali jaayegi
- Roshan jamal-e-yaar se hai anjuman tamaam
- Tera chehra kitna suhaana lagta hai
- Tum nahin, gham nahin sharaab nahin
- Sarakti jaaye hain rukh se naqaab aahistaa-aahista
- Ae khuda ret ke sehra ko samandar kar de
- Yeh daulat bhi le lo, yeh shohrat bhi le lo
- Hoshwalo ko khabar
- Honthon se chhoo lo tum
- Koi yeh kaise bataye
- Tere khat
- Bahut khoobsurat hai
- Kiska Chehera
- Kal chodvi ki raat thi
- Baat niklegi to
- Der laagi ane mein tumko
- Main nashe mein hoon
- Pyar mujhse jo kiya tumne
- Tera chehera hai aaeene jaisa
- Chitthi na koi sandesh
- Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho
- Jab se kareeb ho kay chale zindagi se hum
- Koi fariyaad
- Kahin duur jab din
- Kehta hai baabul
- Jhuki jhuki si nazar
- Tumko dekha to yeh khayal
- Sehma sehma
- Yaad kiya dil ne kaha ho tum
- Aap ko dekh kar
- Jab saamne tum
- Hazaron khwaishe aisi
- Ya to mit jaaeeye ya mita deejiye
- Tere aane ki jab khabar mehke
- woh khat ke purje jala raha tha
- tum ye kaise khafa ho gaye
- hum to hai perdes mein desh mein
- Jeevan Maran Chhe Ek (in Gujarati)
- Woh kaaghaz ki kashti
- Badi Najuk he ye manzil mohabbat ka safar he
Awards
- In 2003, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian honours, by the Government of India
- In 2006, he was also presented the Teacher's Achievement Awards
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