Widely credited for the revival and popularity of Ghazal, an Indian classical art form, through his music in landmark films such as Prem Geet (1981), Arth and Saath Saath (1982), and TV serials Mirza Ghalib (1988) and Kahkashan (1991), Jagjit Singh is considered to be the most successful ghazal singer and composer of all time, in terms of both critical acclaim and commercial success. With a career spanning over four decades and a repertoire comprising 50 albums the range and breadth of his work has been regarded as genre-defining. He is the only composer and singer to have composed and recorded songs written by an incumbent Prime Minister - Atal Behari Vajpayee, also a critically acclaimed poet - in two albums, Nayi Disha (1999) and Samvedna (2002). India's current Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur are known to be his avid admirers.
On May 10, 2007, in a milestone joint session held in the historic Central Hall of India's Parliament (Sansad Bhawan), Jagjit Singh rendered the last Moghul Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar's famous ghazal "Lagta nahin hai dil mera" to commemorate the 150th anniversary of India's First War of Independence (1857). President A P J Abdul Kalam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and dignitaries including former Prime Ministers, Members of Parliament, Foreign Ambassadors and High Commissioners were in attendance.
Jagjit Singh is the first Indian composer, and together with his wife Chitra Singh the first recording artist in the history of Indian music to use digital multi-track recording for their (India's first digitally recorded) album, Beyond Time (1987). He is regarded as one of India's most influential artistes. Together with sitar legend Ravi Shankar and other leading figures of Indian classical music and literature, Singh has voiced his concerns over politicisation of arts and culture in India and lack of support experienced by the practitioners of India's traditional art forms, particularly folk artists and musicians. He has lent active support to several philanthropic endeavors such as the library at St. Mary's School, Mumbai, Bombay Hospital, CRY,

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ಘಜಲ್ ಕಿಂಗ್ ಜಗಜಿತ್ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸವಿಸ್ತಾರವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು..
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕಾವೇರಿ ತೀರದ ಎಕಾಂತತೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಮ್ಮ ನೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳು ಬಹಳ ಸುಂದರವೆನಿಸಿತು.
Baaloo sir;the ghajals are classic.thank you so much.regards.
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹವ್ಯಾಸ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ. ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೂ ಉತ್ತಮ. ಘಜಲು ಕೇಳುತ್ತ, ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಓದುತ್ತ, ಫೋಟೋ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ಕಿಸುತ್ತ ಸು೦ದರ ಪರಿಸರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಸರ ಕಳೆವ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪರಿ ಇಷ್ಟವೆನಿಸಿತು. ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿವೆ ಘಜಲ್ ಗಳು. ನನಗೂ ಇಷ್ಟ, ಒ೦ದಷ್ಟನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಅನುವಾದಿಸಬೇಕೆ೦ಬ ಉತ್ಕಟ ಬಯಕೆಯೂ ಇದೆ.
sir, Gazalgalu kelalu tumba ishtavaaguttave.
thanks for the information.
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