Renowned ghazal
singer Jagjit Singh died on Monday – today (October 10). He was admitted to the
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Lilavati Hospital last month. However, from September
23, he went in coma. He breathed his last to create a vacuum in the Indian music
once and for all. He was 70.
Jagjit Singh
was rightly called “The Ghazal King”. If you want to know what a soul-touching
voice is, you have to listen to his voice. It was one of the best voices that
suited the ghazal singing to its best. It seemed as if Jagjit Singh was born
only to sing ghazals.
His popular
ghazals like tumko dekha to yeh khayal aaya made the young generation go
mad. He made the ghazal singing reach out to the common fans who thought the
ghazal to be too difficult a singing type.
Fellow singer
and another legend Pankaj Udhas expressed deep regret over the passing of
Jagjit Singh. “His style
was something incomparable, unparalleled. His voice was one in a billion.” Mr.
Udhas said of Jagjit Singh.
We salute
the legend, Jagjit Singh! R-I-P.
