Noted names from Gujarat’s art and music fraternity from town went to Mumbai to pay their last respects to ghazal legend Jagjit Singh at his funeral held on Tuesday. And somber mood continued in the city as many of the citizens silently prayed for the artist from their homes. Noted poet Tushar Shukla, musicians Saumil […]
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Mehul Parekh, 52, has never missed a single Jagjit Singh concert ever since he first got an opportunity to hear him live in 1975! On hearing about the demise of his favourite singer, the first thing Parekh did was to plan a concert where he and his friends would play their favourite Jagjit songs to […]
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He wanted to sing ‘Jivan maran che ek’ in city just before he fell ill. ‘Jivan maran che ek, bahu bhagyavant chu, Taari upar maru chu, tethi jivant chu’ (Life and death are synonyms; I am so fortunate that I am dying for you as that makes me immortal). These are the words that Jagjit […]
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