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 ...

Jagjit Singh was an Indian ghazal singer, songwriter, and musician who was active in the Indian music industry until his death in 2011. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest ghazal singers of ...

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 ...

Veteran Urdu poet Bashir Badr once shared a "secret". He said: "I have one enemy -- his name is Jagjit. Whatever is mine (poetry), people think it is his (when he sings it). That is why I never ...

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’s been 10 long years since Jagjit Singh passed away and the world is still mourning the loss of the ghazal maestro. On the 10th death anniversary of Jagjit Singh, several fans took to social media ...

On Jagjit Singh's 83rd birth anniversary, we highlight his popular film songs, including 'Babul Mora' and 'Yeh faasle teri galiyon ke'. His songs continue to resonate with listeners even after his ...

Jagjit Singh once famously sang, 'Hothon se chu lo tum, meri geet amar kar do'. Thanks to that, all his songs are now immortal because he sang them. There cannot be a better ode to the brilliant ...

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 ...

Lalit Pandit who, along with his brother Jatin composed the popular score of John Mathew Mathan’s Sarfarosh recalls the challenge of composing a Ghazal for Jagjit Singh in the film that Naseeruddin ...