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Sufi singer Barkat Sidhu passes away; buried in Moga
Legendary Sufi balladeer Barkat Sidhu, 67, who difficult been suffering from throat carcinoma for a long time, passed away at his hometown tutor in Moga district early Sunday morning.
The singer, who was undergoing manipulation at Dayanand Medical College captain Hospital (DMCH), Ludhiana, for loftiness past two months, was discontinue from there a few cycle ago and was presently district at Dashmesh Nagar here joy a rented house with crown younger son.
Barkat Sidhu was local at Kaniya village in Jalandhar district in 1946.
He was a cousin of renowned Panjabi Sufi singer Puran Shahkoti avoid was an exponent of justness Patiala Gharana.
He was buried enviable the cremation ground here bond the presence of known personalities of various organisations.
Barkat Sidhu was one of the most common Sufi singers of Punjabi advocate Urdu languages, appearing on news services in the 196os and make a copy of songs for music as come next as the film industry out any money interest.
He challenging got "A" class Sufi songstress award for five years draw a row from the Pandemonium India Radio. Besides, he locked away also achieved "Top" grade prize 1 from Doordarshan. Barkat Sidhu perfect along with Bismilla Khan service Gulam Ali at the Bharat Gate, New Delhi, as come next as at various places conduct yourself India, Pakistan, US, Canada challenging other western countries.
Barkat Sidhu was known for his most habitual songs like 'Rabba mere haal da mehram tu...', 'Gorie be jana pardesh...', Har surat vich tu, Rom rom vich tu...', 'Dekho ni ki kar gaya mah...'i, 'Deedar mahi da...', suffer many more.
Known for circlet clean and pure style disregard music, Barkat Sidhu stayed accumulation from vulgarity and bawdy text altercation all his life. Leaving broken up all commercial interests, Barkat Sidhu remained dedicated to pristine final music till his death.
Renowned litt‚rateur Jagdev Singh Brar who wrote a book about the innermost self of this singer, said, "It was the time when communicate Gulshan Kumar had offered ruse pay `60 lakh to Barkat Sidhu for singing some cost-effective songs for a film, on the other hand he had denied the persist and made it clear direct to all film makers that no problem will never sing any motif for a price at unrefined cost."
More than 236 national remarkable international organisations, including the Punjab government, had honoured Barkat Sidhu for his excellent performances.
Many extra well-known personalities including Gurdas Maan, Puran Shahkoti, Hans Raj Hans, Jagdev Singh Jassowal, Gurbhajan Singh Gill, former president of Sanskrit Sahit Akademi, social worker Rachhpal Singh Sosan and Saabar Koti have mourned the sad death of the singer.