While Jagjit Singh was one of the proponents who in the later stages of his singing career deconstructed rendition of ghazals and initiated the process of incorporation of western musical instruments ...

When one thinks of Ghazal, it is natural to picture a voice carrying the weight of ages, each word draped in solemnity and depth, commanding reverence with its serious, heavy tones. Then came a song, ...

Pankaj Udhas, a renowned ghazal exponent known for blending a Sufi style of rendition with Indian classical music and then delivering it as pop that vividly expressed themes of life, love and longing, ...

Marking the first death anniversary of veteran ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, his final posthumous track, 'Baithi Ho Kyun Gumsum' was released on Thursday. One can ...

Ghazals require one to surrender themselves to the immense sadness they carry. I prayed that my heart wouldn't break enough to understand the lyrics one day. Especially those of Udhas' songs Why does ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – Pankaj Udhas earned his first accolade as a singer when he was 11 years old. He sang the patriotic song ‘Ae mere watan ke logon’ at a public event in his hometown Rajkot when the Sino ...

His soulful renditions of ghazals, or traditional love poems, were featured on the soundtracks of hit Bollywood movies and moved generations of Indians. By Suhasini Raj and John Yoon Suhasini Raj ...