The 23rd annual Khazana ghazal festival was held without its key founding member, Pankaj Udhas, who passed away earlier this year. Organized by his daughters, the event gathered prominent ghazal ...

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 ...

Hailing from Gujarat, Pankaj Udhas` mother tongue was neither Urdu nor Hindi Listening to ghazals on the radio as a kid would excite him He fell in love with Urdu after moving to Mumbai Pankaj Udhas' ...

Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas' funeral in Worli, Mumbai, daughter Reva breaks down in inconsolable grief. Udhas battled pancreatic cancer. Music industry and Bollywood celebrities mourn his loss. Nayaab ...

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 ...

Renowned ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas, who passed away at the age of 72, began his musical journey at the young age of 11. His first recognition as a singer came when he performed the patriotic song ...

What does a 13-year-old make of the words ‘Deewaaron se milkar rona achha lagta hai’ that the song becomes almost an obsession with him? Or for that matter ‘Jheel mein chaand nazar aaye’. I was 13 ...

Pankaj Udhas funeral: The ghazal singer died on Monday at 72. His funeral was attended by musicians, singers on Tuesday in Mumbai. Pankaj Udhas funeral: Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, whose ...

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, ...

Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas has passed away after suffering from prolonged illness, his family has said in a statement. The singer was known for his soulful ghazals and playback singing in films. News ...