GhazalJeet Singh
October 10, 2011
@Rohwit
Music, Uncategorized
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I guess I was in Class 8. It was the month of may and we were attending a marriage in Hardoi (a small town near Lucknow, my hometown). It was long back. It was 1993.As one would associate with small towns, the evening was dark evening because there was no electricity and to add to the atmosphere, we were sitting in a circle and black clouds looked ominous because it was the rainy season.Someone demanded one of the relatives to sing and that evening was the first time I heard a ghazal composed by JagJit singh. ‘Charagh aftaab gum…badi haseen raat thee’.After this day, I don’t recollect listening to anything except Jagjit Singh. So much so, that my parents made me consult a doctor because they felt i was too ‘sad and melancholic’ as compared to the other guys of my age. Days were spent waiting for the new album of Jagjit singh (Shiv electronics at Bhootnath, Lucknow will acknowledge this anyday anytime). Hours were spent in contesting with the so called ‘adults’ who were hell bent in comparing Jagjit Singh with lesser mortals from Pakistan and elsewhere (No one, in my view deserves a mention in the same post which has Jagjit Singh’s name in it)And today, October 10, 2011.
I cannot believe he is no more.
How can someone just go? May be in the years when he was busy adding to our treasure trove and hiding his problems (emotional and physical), we all forgot he is a human being. I can go on and on about my limited by magical meetings with him but I will stop. Eyes are blurred, hands are shaking and the mind just cannot stop repeating the soulful ghazal penned by Sudarshan Fakir
Naa mohabbat, na dosti ke liye
waqt rukta nahi kissi ke liye
Dil ko apne saza na de yoo.n hee
Iss zamaane ki be-rukhi ke liye
Kal jawaani ka hashr kya hoga
sonch le aaj, do ghadi ke liye
Har koi pyaar doondhta hai yahan
Apni tanha si zindagi ke liye
Waqt ke saath saath chalta rahe
yeh hee behtar hai aadmi ke liye
GhazalJeet singh sir, I have grown up listening to you and you have been with me in all the highs and lows of my life.
No, you have NOT gone. Anywhere.
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Oct 10, 2011 @ 12:14:21
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Oct 11, 2011 @ 16:34:47
Worst day of my life- 10.10.2011. I will never be able to see God in human form ever again. Feeling completely shattered since yesterday. I’m getting that same rare feeling which I felt when my Grandfather had passed away :’(
God has proved that even He is not perfect. This is the biggest injustice that He has done :’( :’( :’(
Oct 31, 2011 @ 22:37:48
The post me nostalgic of the days when I myself was excited about every new song release of the ghazal maestro. RIP.
Each nook and corner of Lucknow is full of loyal fans of Jagjit Singh.
Nov 12, 2011 @ 01:22:16
“Badi haseen raat thi” was the first JS Ghazal I’d heard and since then it has been special.
I might have not known Jagjit Sir personally but I’ve always felt his presence in my life due to the emotional bond I’ve developed with his music. A bond, a presence which still remains.
RIP Jagjit Sir.
Jan 19, 2012 @ 20:49:31
Sad day for my life- 10.10.2011….his words that still resonate in my ears…