Google India has today given a doodle of the Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh ,on his 72nd Birthday.In this way,Google doodle has honoured Jagjit Singh on his 72nd birth anniversary.
This is a surprise by Google because we generally don't see music composers or singers on Google's Doodle. Jagjit singh had passed away on 10th October 2011.
Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh (8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011), was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. Known as the "Ghazal King", he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh in the 1970s and 1980s. Their combination album comprising music from the films, Arth and Saath Saath is the HMV's largest selling combination album of all time.Sajda (An Offering, 1991), Jagjit Singh's magnum opus double album with Lata Mangeshkar holds the same record in non-film category.He sang in numerous languages. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the government of India in 2003.
This is a surprise by Google because we generally don't see music composers or singers on Google's Doodle. Jagjit singh had passed away on 10th October 2011.
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| Google doodle of Jagjit Singh |
Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh (8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011), was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. Known as the "Ghazal King", he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh in the 1970s and 1980s. Their combination album comprising music from the films, Arth and Saath Saath is the HMV's largest selling combination album of all time.Sajda (An Offering, 1991), Jagjit Singh's magnum opus double album with Lata Mangeshkar holds the same record in non-film category.He sang in numerous languages. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the government of India in 2003.
Thats the gratitude towards him i have made a video for this please visit it here..
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/LxrnBR4Nao0
The video is very good..
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ReplyDeleteJagjit Singh passed away in 2012 not in 2011... How can you do this?
ReplyDeletePllease don't insult this great man...Atleast correct his date of death...
ReplyDeleteAbhishek,i have cross-checked it on wikipedia,the date is correct "10th october 2011".But thanks for your keen observation.
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