Gramophone records by Bhai Santa Singh and his group wereĪvailable in the market for decades and different stations of All India I knew it all along that it was somebody special, Led by Bhai Santa Singh, the then senior most raagi at Harmandar sahib. Revealed for the first time that the group of musicians performing the shabad kirtan during the first Sanctum sancrorum of the Golden Temple on that auspicious day.
He happened to be the announcer of the programme in the The retired Assistant Station Director of All India Radio Jalandhar. Years later, I had a chance meeting in America with Sardar Jodh Singh, Mystery, but my curiosity was always there to unravel it. Knowledge as to who was singing, nor did anybody announce it specifically.įor a number of years the voices heard on that day were shrouded in Highly impressed by the melody, tone and texture of the music. At that young age Iĭid not understand as to what was being sung, nevertheless, I felt Genuinely emotional and appeared rather impressive. The special recitation of the hymns of the Guru sounded Nanak to once again bless this earth with his physical presence in human It seemed that the musicians were invoking Guru Sound of the harmonium and the high pitched voices of a group of musicians couldīe heard. In a split second the beat of the tabla, the The announcer said that we would be taken to theĭarbar Sahib in Amritsar for a direct transmission of the recitation of Jalandhar-Amritsar in honour of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. One-hour morning service on the airwaves of All India Radio Then a sweet voice announced the time 5:00 am and the start of a special The sign-on tune of All India Radio looked like a great achievement. I pushed the on-button and the light came on. After I was dressed, she took me to the family radio and asked me to operate it. Mother woke me up at about 4:30 am, gave me a bath and made my joorrah. But on one cold early winter morning of 1948, my