Similarly there was no information available on Abhram bhagat in any book or on any Internet site. I started searching for it but could not find it anywhere. When I started writing on old Films, songs etc three years ago, I again remembered this song. I had all its Lyrics jotted down that time. Though in later years I left Hyderabad and was busy in my career building, family raising etc, I used to recollect one particular Bhajan by Abhram Bhagat-” Haath chakra Trishool Sadashiv” always. We did not know much about him, except that he was from Gujrat. From time to time the Record shop used to send us any Abhram bhagat record they received. We were all memsmerised with his clear pronunciation and his style of singing.
One day my father brought a new 78 RPM record, which was a Bhajan by Abhram Bhagat. We had a Big Shiv Mandir built in the open area surrounding our House. Though Abhram Bhagat was internationally famous as a Bhajan singer, very few know that he was actually a Muslim ! And he was a handicapped person, having lost one leg completely !! Many senior readers ,especially the Gujrati readers will certainly remember his name. Today we will learn about one such Gujrati Bhajan singer, who was famous not only in India, but also in USA, UK, Canada, African and European countries from 40s to 70s. In the early 40s,50s and 60s many Gujarati, Rajasthani and Marathi bhajan singers became well known.
Added to it was songs written by our various saints like Tulsidas, Meerabai, Soordas, Kabir, Tukaram, Namdeo, Ramdas, Tyagraja etc.ħ5 % of Indian public enjoyed Hindi Bhajans and so the Recording companies were always on the lookout for Bhajan singers. A large chunk of NFS consisted of Bhajans. Out of the above, gazals and the related songs had a base of Pure Urdu, hence it was limited to a certain class of people who knew, liked or understood that language.īhajans and Geets had simpler languages and were available in many local languages, so these types became people-friendly and their acceptability was widespread.īhajans and religious songs in any case were part of social life and Indian culture all over the country, so many Bhajan singers became famous. They could be classified in 3 categories, broadly. Much before Films started Talking and singing, the Non Film Songs were famous in many forms. Karnatak Music, Hindustani classical Music, Film Music and Non-Film Music had its own supporters. No wonder then that Music,songs and Dance with their variations specific to its local culture trived in different regions of India. Thus Music not only had Public support but also the Royal Patronage. In olden times Kings and Badshahas used to have Court Singers, court Dancers and musicians and they supported many fine arts too. The role of Music,Dance and Songs in the cultural life of India is as old as Civilisation.
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This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
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