Jagjit Singh's Unforgettable Grief: How a Son's Loss Shaped His Ghazals

• Ghazal King Jagjit Singh's profound voice was shaped by life's hardships, including a cinematic struggle to pursue music against his father's wishes.
• He revolutionized ghazals, making them accessible to the common man, and achieved overnight stardom with his 1975 album 'The Unforgettable'.
• In 1990, Jagjit Singh faced the darkest tragedy: the death of his only son, Vivek, in a car accident, which deeply impacted his and Chitra Singh's musical careers.
• His return to music after the tragedy infused his singing with spiritual pain, exemplified by 'Chitthi Na Koi Sandesh', a father's cry for his son.
• Jagjit Singh's legacy lives on through his ghazals, offering solace and connecting people to the poetry of Ghalib, Meer, and Firaq.