Kashmir fans remember Jagjit Singh

Srinagar, Oct 10 (PTI) Kashmiris took to social
networking sites on Monday to mourn the death of ghazal
maestro Jagjit Singh with hundreds posting "Rest In Peace"
message as a tribute to the singer.
The Ghazal King's voice has been a refuge for years now,
to hundreds of broken hearts and failed love stories of
Kashmir. Many Kashmiris have been lifetime fans of Singh's
voice and ghazals, who in return, touched their hearts with
his romantic renditions.
Singh, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
(ICU) of Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital last week, passed away
today morning. He was 70.
Among the most famous albums of Singh, which are popular
in Kashmir are 'Mirza Ghalib', a collections of ghazals of
most famous Urdu poet and 'Marasim', 'Face To Face', 'Aaeena',
'Cry For Cry', 'Someone Somewhere' and 'Muntazir'.
"Thanks for lullabying my pain Mr Jagjit Singh, rest
in musical peace. Your voice epitomises my childhood sweet
pain and innocent fantasies," a Facebook user wrote in his
tribute to the maestro.
Hundreds of others wrote a single line tribute to
Singh: "Rest In Peace".
As most of the Kashmiris understand the intricacies of
the Urdu language and appreciate poetry in its true
perspective, fact acknowledged by Singh himself while on a
visit here, found the ghazal master as one amongst them.
Singh returned to Kashmir in 2009 after a gap of
20-years and performed at a live concert at SK International
Convention Centre, on the banks of Dal lake.
The concert turned a surprise success as after two
decades of conflict, Kashmiris thronged the hall to listen to
a three-hour performance by Singh.
The ghazal singer again visited Kashmir to perform at
the convocation centre of the University of Kashmir, where
thousands of his fans attended the show.
A tweet by a Kashmir blogger summed the two major
deaths of this month as: "Was wondering what Steve Jobs and
Jagjit Singh will come up with as they meet Hereafter. Musical
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