Kahan Tum Chale Gae | heritage mein Jagjit Singh remembered  heritage prom organized in Dehradun

Under the ‘Virasat Sadhana’ program, ‘Annual Jalsa of Heritage’ was organized by Rajesh Badal on the memory of Jagjit Singh in Dehradun. In which Rajesh Badal ji told about the life journey of Jagjit Singh.

Rajesh Badal ji tells what was the relation of the unique Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh with Dehradun? Most of us do not know, the death of the only young son Vivek had broken him, whenever he used to do a show, he would definitely remember Vivek in it and sing, where did you go….. and one such day his It also came in life, when he decided to go to Vivek. 

That city was Dehradun when he sang the same thing for ten minutes in Dehradun on the evening of September 20, 2011. Jagjit returned after this show.  He reached Mumbai and went into a coma, never regained consciousness and left crores of lovers crying. 

Rajesh Badal further narrates how Jagjit Singh ji struggled in his life and how some of his friends kept motivating him to live and do something in Mumbai and when he needed help from his village friends. He told that Kaiser Jagjit Singh used to discharge his responsibilities towards the society and used to help people when needed.

Nandini Shankar is an Indian violinist who performs Hindustani classical music and fusion. She is the daughter of Sangeeta Shankar and the famous violinist Padma Bhushan N. Rajam’s granddaughter. 

Nandini Shankar is an Indian violinist who performs Hindustani classical music and fusion. She is the daughter of Sangeeta Shankar and the famous violinist Padma Bhushan N. Rajam’s granddaughter. 

Nandini Shankar is an Indian violinist who performs Hindustani classical music and fusion. She is the daughter of Sangeeta Shankar and the famous violinist Padma Bhushan N. Rajam’s granddaughter. 

Shankar performed at Carnegie Hall in 2016 and has appeared in the United States as well as Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Hungary, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Singapore. I have also given my presentations.

Rajesh Badal further narrates how Jagjit Singh ji struggled in his life and how some of his friends kept motivating him to live and do something in Mumbai and when he needed help from his village friends. He told that Kaiser Jagjit Singh used to discharge his responsibilities towards the society and used to help people when needed.

He was selected as a Junior Scholar at ITC Sangeet Anusandhan Academy, Kolkata in August 2011 and trained under Shri Omkar Dadarkar.

Now he is a senior scholar in ITC SRA, being trained under proper Gurushishya tradition by Padmashree Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar. He has also had the privilege of taking training in purab-ang singing of Thumri, Holi, Chaiti, Kajri, Dadra and Tappa from Padmavibhushan Vidushi Girija Devi, head of the Banaras Gharana in the Gurushishya tradition at ITC SRA. 

राजेश बादल जी बताते है बेजोड़ ग़ज़ल गायक जगजीत सिंह का देहरादून से क्या रिश्ता था ? हममें से ज़्यादा लोग नहीं जानते, इकलौते जवान बेटे विवेक की मौत ने उनको तोड़ दिया था, वे जब भी कोई शो करते, उसमें विवेक को ज़रूर याद करते और गाते ,कहां तुम चले गए …..और ऐसा ही एक दिन उनकी ज़िंदगी में भी आया ,जब उन्होंने विवेक के पास जाने का फ़ैसला कर लिया। वह शहर देहरादून ही था जब वे बीस सितंबर ,2011 की शाम को देहरादून में रूंधे गले से दस मिनट तक यही गाते रहे , कहां तुम चले गए …. सुनने वाले भी उनके साथ आंसू बहा रहे थे।  इस शो के बाद जगजीत लौट गए।