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| Maharaja sings after 20 years | | "Bijiliyan baras rahi hain kya karein, woh hame tadpa rahe hain kya karein" | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Aug 18
At a time when the land of Maharaja is burning with seething anger, the scion of Royal Dogra dynasty of Jammu and Kashmir and former Sadr-e-Reyasat, Dr Karan Singh is making tryst with his love for music.
The Member of Parliament and the Chairperson of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Dr Karan Singh is a orator, philosopher and writer par excellence but little was known about his singing talent and his love for music. Contemporaries say that some 20 years back Karan Singh lent his voice to a couple of traditional Dogri songs but since than his singing talent has remained hidden.
However, in a surprise to music lovers, the veteran parliamentarian Dr Karan Singh displayed his singing talent lending his voice to a few classical and folk songs in New Delhi last evening. The event was the launch of his music album which has Hindustani and Dogri geets and ghazals.
In the company of music lovers, in Union Capital, at a function organised to launch the audio album based on his geet and ghazals, Singh sang the classical and Dogri songs that he had learnt from his mother during childhood.
It was a blend of passion and memories that came alive in his song, "Bijiliyan baras rahi hain kya karein, woh hame tadpa rahe hain kya karein".
He also presented a few Dogri songs which are known for their unique style. The audience were mesmerised when the veteran politician performed with elegance in New Delhi yesterday.
"I learnt 'pahadi' songs from my mother who was from a village in Himachal. I also learnt the Hindustani classical music from a few gurus during my childhood," he said.
Apart from his love for classical and dogri songs, Singh has much fascination for rock music. He listens rock music for one to one-and-half-an-hour everyday.
"Some people ask me how can I love classical and rock music at the same time. I tell them that music is the word of God. So where is the discrimination? Songs will stay till the end of life," he said.
Among Singh's preferred rock stars are Madonna, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston and Dire Straits. Singh, however, does not like Bollywood music which he describes as a mixture many things.
The parliamentarian has already given his voice in two albums on Dogri songs which were produced about 20 years ago. "After a gap of 20 years, I am again singing with the release of this album," he said. |
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