Nirvana Academy pays musical tribute to legendry K.L Saigal on his 110th birth anniversary

Jammu, April 11: Nirvana Academy a regd. Cultural club organized a musical programme in memory of legendry singer Kundan Lal Saigal on his 110th birth anniversary at Aarohi kala Sangeet Vidhalya, Jammu. In a musical programme children and artists sung popular songs and bhajans of K.L Saigal. 

Meenakshi Sharma General Secretary Nirvana academy threw light on the life of K.L Saigal. Saigal was born at Jammu on 11th April 1904. In a carrier of fifteen years Saigal sang 185 songs which included 142 filmi and 43 non filmi songs, she added

Meenakshi said that Saigal’s distinctive singing voice was idolized by the first generation of post independence Hindi play

back singers including Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar. Saigal also known as first Indian bollywood Singer and filmstar.

Kuldeep Kumar a noted singer and students of Aarohi Kala Sangeet Vidhalya presented popular songs of K.L Saigal like “jab dil hi toot gaya”, “tere dwaare khada bhagwan”, which were highly applauded by the audience.

Hitesh Badyal President Nirvana Academy told on the occasion

that from last three years, Nirvana Academy is organizing musical programmes to pay tribute to legendry singers of the state and national eminence. Club shall promote the music of K.L Saigal among the young generation and also organized more programmes to promote the legacy of son of soil K.L Saigal, Badyal added.

Others presented on the occasion were Neeraj Sharma, Nishant Vaid, Amit Sharma, Shammi, Ashutosh, Shaveta Sharma, Paramjeet kour, Kunwar and Haripriya.