JAGJIT SINGH

Bio

NickName(s)

- Ghazal King

Profession(s)

- Composer, Ghazal Singer, Music Director

Real Name

Jagmohan Singh Dhiman

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 10

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms- 75 kg

Eye Colour

Dark Brown

Hair Colour

Salt Pepper

Career

Debut

Professional Singing:

- In 1961, when he took singing and composing assignments at All India Radio's (AIR) Jalandhar station

Playback Singing:

- Film- Arth (1982)

Awards/Honours

- Honoured with the "Lata Mangeshkar Samman" in 1998 by Madhya Pradesh government.

- Awarded with Sahitya Kala Academy Award by the Rajasthan Government in 1998.

- For popularising the work of Mirza Ghalib, Government of India awarded him with Sahitya Academy Award in 1998.

- In 2003, honoured with "Padma Bhushan" by the Government of India.

- In 2012, posthumously awarded with "Rajasthan Ratna" (Rajasthan's highest civilian award).

Personal Life

Religion

Sikhism

Hobbies

Doing Yoga, Walking, Listening to Classical Music

Date Of Birth

Saturday, 08 Feb 1941

Age:

81

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

College(s)

- Government College, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

- DAV College, Jalandhar

- Kurukshetra University, Haryana

Educational Qualification

- A Post Graduate Degree in History from Kurukshetra University (but never finished it, even after attending classes for almost two years)

Birthplace

Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner State, Rajputana Agency, India (Now Rajasthan, India)

Zodiac Sign

Aquarius

Signature

Schools

- Khalsa High School, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

Relationships

Marriage Date

Monday, 01 Dec 1969

Marital Status

Married

Family

Spouse(s)

- Chitra Singh

Children

Son

- - Vivek (died in 1990)

Daughter

- - Monica (step-daughter; committed suicide)

Family

Father

- - Sardar Amar Singh Dhiman (a surveyor with government's public works department)

Mother

- - Sardarni Bachchan Kaur (a housewife)

Brothers

- - 2

Sisters

- - 4

Favourites

Singer(s)

Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mehmood, Abdul Karim Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Amir Khan, Mohd. Rafi