Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passes away

Renowned Indian ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passed away Monday at the age of 70 in the Intensive Care Unit of Mumbai Lilavati hospital in India due to brain hemorrhage.

The singer was admitted in ICU and underwent emergency Nueoro surgery twice. Jagjit Singh also had a history of heart ailments which were suspected to have trigger the damaged, reported a private news channel.

Singh was breathing with the aid of a ventilator. The 70 -years old also suffered from hypertension.

He was born on 8 February, 1941 in Rajhistan. 'The Ghazal King' was a singer, composer, activist and entrepreneur. He had sung in several languages including Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Nepali.

Singh entered the music industry at a time which was primarily dominated by Pakistani ghazal singers, and Indian singers were considered relatively lesser authentic than their Pakistani counterparts.

Singh was the first Indian music director to use the technique of multi-track recording for his album 'Beyond Time'. Singh was admitted jus hours before he was to perform with another ghazal maestro, Ghulam Ali, in Mumbai.

Unlike other ghazal singers, Singh did not hesitate in lending his voice for films. His silky voice ruled during early 80's in films like Prem Geet, Saath Saath and Arth. However, his major work is spread over more than 60 filmy and non-filmy albums.

His music became popular in mass media through films such as Prem Geet (1981), Arth and Saath Saath (1982), and TV serials Mirza Ghalib (1988) and Kahkashan (1991).

Jagjit Singh is survived by his wife Chitra Singh, with whom he had produced several record-breaking albums. Their only son Vivek Singh had died in a road accident in 1990. (APP)

Jagjit Singh still under observation

MUMBAI: Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh is still in a critical state, doctors from Lilavati Hospital in Bandra said on Sunday. However, sources claimed that he is showing signs of improvement. After suffering from a brain hemorrhage on Friday and undergoing two emergency surgeries, the Singh has been kept under observation. He is still on ventilator, say hospital authorities.

Following a rupture in the blood vessel in the skull, the 70-year-old, had been brought to the hospital in an unconscious state very early on Friday morning, a hospital source revealed. Till Saturday afternoon, he was already operated twice by a team of doctors.

"He is still critical and is to be kept under observation," said cardiologist Dr Ajit Menon, under whom Singh was admitted. However, sources from the hospital said that Singh's condition had improved since Saturday. "He is showing slight improvement. The treatment is working," a source from the hospital said on condition of anonymity.

Non-traumatic causes like uncontrolled hypertension or high blood pressure is also known to cause a brain hemorrhage. Anticoagulant therapy, blood clotting disorders can heighten the risk of such a hemorrhage. Severe increase in the pressure within the skull in such a case can cause potential harm to the brain. The pressure is usually released by surgically removing the clot from the skull.

The hospital refused to divulge the treatment protocol on Singh's ailment. "His family does not want to disclose his condition," officials from the hospital said. Credit 

Jagjit Singh suffers brain haemorrhage

MUMBAI: Noted ghazal singer Jagjit Singh is critical and in the intensive care unit of Lilavati Hospital, Bandra. Informed sources told TOI on Friday evening that Singh, who is on a ventilator, underwent an emergency surgery after he developed a hemorrhage or clot in the brain.

Singh, who is one of India's most popular ghazal singers and a music composer, was scheduled to perform along with Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali at Shanmukhananda Hall, Matunga, on Friday evening, but the concert had to be cancelled . The 70-year-old singer has been suffering from high blood pressure for some time now. Brain hemorrhage is a known complication of uncontrolled hypertension or high blood pressure.

Singh's family and friends refused to divulge details, but cardiologist Ajit Menon, under whose care Singh was admitted to hospital, told TOI that the singer had undergone surgery late on Friday evening. "All I can say is that his condition is still critical and he is under observation," added Dr Menon.

Singh and his singer wife Chitra shot to fame in the 1970s with their soulful ghazals. He sang several songs for Hindi films as well and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003.