'A TRIBUTE to Padma Bhusan'

Mr. Jagjit Singh
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''The depth of his voice spun magic. The flawless diction & andaz held the listeners captive. ''

As the mind goes into a rewind mode, all one can say is that the quality of his voice was absolutely matchless. just think of his performance of the slow and seductive ''Baat niklegi to fir..'', the lovably simple ''Hothoon se chhoolo tum'', the vocal intricacies of ''Umr jalwon mein basr ho'', or the hunting melody of '' Meri zindagi kisi aur ki'',and it is easy to understand the range his voice could explore.

He is a man who gave his everything to music.
The legend is no more, the inevitability of deth having embraced him in its all-encompassing arms and taken him far, far away from us.....

At this time a chunk from his great song comes to my mind which I loved the most_

''Chhithi na koi sandesh...
Jane wo kaunsa desh...
Jahan tum chalegaye...

Iss dilpe laga ke thess jahan tum chale gaye...

Ik aah bhari hogi...
hum ne na suni hogi..
Jaate jaate tumne ..
awaaz to di hogi...
Herwaqt yahi hai gum..
uswaqt kahan the hum...

Kahan tum chale gaye...

Chhithi na koi sandesh...
Jane wo kaunsa desh...
Jahan tum chalegaye...''

''A Tribute from the corner of my heart to the legend whose music has been an inseparable part of our lives..''