Ghazal saint Jagjit Singh remembered on his 2nd death anniversary

Jammu, Oct. 10: As a part of remembrance and to pay enrich tribute on 2nd  death anniversary, Nirvana Academy – A Cultural Club and Jagjit Fans club (A volunteer initiative) organized    “ Jagjit’s Voice of Jammu 2013” a Ghazal Talent Hunt based on the Ghazals, songs & bhajans sung by Jagjit Singh at K L Saigal Hall, Jammu  this evening. Programme also marked awareness campaign among the people to pledge a support in bringing up the National trust Act 1999 Jammu & Kashmir for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.

The event was an initiative to carry forward his legacy & keep his work alive among the today’s youth under the guidance of Hemu Karki chairperson Jagjit Fans Club along with Hitesh Badyal President Nirvana Academy and Ashutosh Dubey members of the club.

As many as 40 participants from different schools, colleges and music institutes took part in the talent hunt, sung Jagjit’s famous heart rendering numbers featuring Jhuki Jhuki si nazar, Pyar Ka phela Khat, Chitthi na koi Sandesh, Tum itna jo muskura rehe ho etc.

The competition was adjudged by the panel of experts in the field of ghazals including Dharmesh Nargotra, Ghazal Singer of national repute and Tabla Maestro Krishan Lal Verma. It was the first time that any ghazal talent hunt has been organized in the memory of Ghazal Samrat.

Hemu karki Chairperson while speaking on the occasion said Jagjit

Singh was very fond of children and always promoted new artistes .He wanted to provide opportunities to the not-so-privileged ones, to create a school-like structure where financial assistance would be given to children to pursue studies in any kind of art forms. So we at Nirvana Academy and Jagjit Fans Club have decided to continue what he started and make his dream come true and our First Ghazal talent Hunt is one such effort to provide a platform to explore and encourage talent.

Apart Jagjit‘s Voice of Jammu 2013” is making an awareness campaign to pledge a support of common masses for implementation of NTA1999 in J & K. Unfortunately this act is applicable in whole of India except in the state of J& K. Umesh Sharma Chairperson Disabled Care Foundation also spoke on the occasion telling about the importance of the act for the welfare of the specially abled children, He requested people of the society to come forward to support in bringing this act a reality in Jammu & Kashmir.

Prominent among other present on occasion include Sh. Ram Paul Sharma Social worker Channi Himmat, Madam Satya Bhama, Meenakshi Sharma, Nishant Vaid, Sumit Sharma Cultural Head and Prince Nagotra. Neha Varma anchored the programme.

The event was supported by Disabled care foundation, Voice For Rights(VR) and Mindscape Environmental and Educational trust .