Tributes to Jagjit Singh

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The enchanting ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passed away. The news came to us as a shock. It was hard to believe that Jagjit is no more and we would no longer enjoy his enthralling ghazals with his heavenly voice. With his death, not only India, but the whole subcontinent has lost an outstanding music personality. His contribution to the music world is immense and so the loss is irreparable. Despite his death, his presence among the music lovers of this subcontinent as elsewhere will remain ever resplendent through his songs. Myself an ardent admirer of Jagjit Singh, I used to listen to his ghazals frequently. One of his Bengali songs “Beshi kuchu asha kora bhul, Bujhlam ami eto dine…” is one of my favorite numbers.
I pay my heartfelt tributes to Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh.