One of the singular characteristics of the scores of ghazals that Jagjit Singh sang in his illustrious career was the choice of poets picked up by him to sing their nazms. Each of his successful ...

Ghazal in India has been synonymous with one mesmerizing singer, Jagjit Singh. Born on February 8, 1941, the king of Ghazals has made us lose ourselves with his melodies. Jagjit Singh was solely ...

Born on February 8, 1941 in Bikaner, Rajasthan, Jagjit Singh made his career as a ghazal artist and is also the reason for several other ghazal singers to emerge to the limelight after people ...

A “very self-indulgent article… disappointing”, was the response from a reader to my tribute to Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh published in these columns. Well, I beg his pardon before embarking on ...

When Jagjit Singh- the King of Ghazals left for heaven, the nation was left in sorrow and only one song that came to everyone's mind was- Chitthi Na Koi Sandes, Jaane Woh Kaun Sa Desh, Jahan Tum Chale ...

On his 5th death anniversary, we remember the singer who gave ghazals a new identity with his soulful yet simple renditions In 2012, I was invited to be part of a Jagjit Singh tribute concert. In the ...

For the millennials, a Jagjit Singh playlist will begin with “Koi Fariyaad” from Tum Bin. And for a generation before that, it can be “Tum Itna Jo” from Arth. The two movies might be over two decades ...

It was September 23, 2011. Jagjit Singh and Ghulam Ali were to perform together at Mumbai’s Shanmukhananda Hall. A few hours before the show, Jagjit suffered a stroke. He eventually passed away on ...

DUBAI - Lovers of Ghazals in Dubai are in for a big treat with the Indian ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh all set to perform at the Baniyas Grand Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt this evening. The live concert ...

Punjab farmer leader Dallewal is a senior leader of a joint forum of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM). He began his indefinite hunger strike on November 26 ...