Jasmit Kaur’s Sufiyana renderings are a fulfilling experience for this lady with the golden voice
Ludhiana Newsline - Ludhiana,India, February 5, 2006
FORTUNATE are those who are able to find their calling in life, and can devote themselves entirely to it. Such has been the case with the graceful and winsome Jasmit Kaur, the lady with the golden voice, who is an exponent of the Sufi Kalam.
She started getting accolades since the tender age of three and was a constant winner at all school functions. Her family used to reside at Patna then, and she trained in singing Bangla and Bhojpuri classicals. Jasmit’s family came to Ludhiana after the ’84 riots and she got involved with running a linen business called Honey Craft, which kept her occupied for the next 11 years or so.
Though she never gave up her singing, but it was limited to the precincts of home and hearth. With her family’s support, Jasmit took a tentative step into the outer world three years ago and since then there has been no looking back. Ludhianvis were left astounded when this demure lady sang such soul stirring melodies of the folk and the classical genre.
Consequently, she started getting invites to perform at select functions. Jasmit polished her talent further by taking guidance from Amarjeet Singh Komal of ‘Symphony’ fame and C.L. Bhalla, professor of music at Punjab Agricultural University.
Jasmit realises that her true calling is the Sufi kalam. She confesses, ‘‘I have realised that Sufi renderings have to come totally from within and cannot be imitated or learnt. It is a therapeutic experience for me as well as the listeners’’.
Jasmit has the habit of penning down her thoughts in the form of verses, of which some are in Punjabi and others in Hindi. Her collection is a delight indeed. The hundred odd verses, we hope, will reach the publication stage soon. Very soon a cassette of Shabads sung by her will hit the stands. That rendering Sufi kalam has been a soul stirring experience for her, can be made out by these lines that she had written:
Ek pyaas jo har pal hai mujhe,
Us pyaas ko bhukh main bharne laghi hoon,
Tang lagte hain yeh diwaron, mahlon se ghar mujhe,
Vadion main ruh ke sang wicharne laghi hun,
Ek sabar sa bharta ja raha hai man ke bheetar,
Jab se sirf ibadat main uski karne laghi hun.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
A search within: Jasmit Kaur’s Sufiyana Songs
Jasmit Kaur’s Sufiyana renderings are a fulfilling experience for this lady with the golden voice
Ludhiana Newsline - Ludhiana,India, February 5, 2006
FORTUNATE are those who are able to find their calling in life, and can devote themselves entirely to it. Such has been the case with the graceful and winsome Jasmit Kaur, the lady with the golden voice, who is an exponent of the Sufi Kalam.
She started getting accolades since the tender age of three and was a constant winner at all school functions. Her family used to reside at Patna then, and she trained in singing Bangla and Bhojpuri classicals. Jasmit’s family came to Ludhiana after the ’84 riots and she got involved with running a linen business called Honey Craft, which kept her occupied for the next 11 years or so.
Though she never gave up her singing, but it was limited to the precincts of home and hearth. With her family’s support, Jasmit took a tentative step into the outer world three years ago and since then there has been no looking back. Ludhianvis were left astounded when this demure lady sang such soul stirring melodies of the folk and the classical genre.
Consequently, she started getting invites to perform at select functions. Jasmit polished her talent further by taking guidance from Amarjeet Singh Komal of ‘Symphony’ fame and C.L. Bhalla, professor of music at Punjab Agricultural University.
Jasmit realises that her true calling is the Sufi kalam. She confesses, ‘‘I have realised that Sufi renderings have to come totally from within and cannot be imitated or learnt. It is a therapeutic experience for me as well as the listeners’’.
Jasmit has the habit of penning down her thoughts in the form of verses, of which some are in Punjabi and others in Hindi. Her collection is a delight indeed. The hundred odd verses, we hope, will reach the publication stage soon. Very soon a cassette of Shabads sung by her will hit the stands. That rendering Sufi kalam has been a soul stirring experience for her, can be made out by these lines that she had written:
Ek pyaas jo har pal hai mujhe,
Us pyaas ko bhukh main bharne laghi hoon,
Tang lagte hain yeh diwaron, mahlon se ghar mujhe,
Vadion main ruh ke sang wicharne laghi hun,
Ek sabar sa bharta ja raha hai man ke bheetar,
Jab se sirf ibadat main uski karne laghi hun.
Ludhiana Newsline - Ludhiana,India, February 5, 2006
FORTUNATE are those who are able to find their calling in life, and can devote themselves entirely to it. Such has been the case with the graceful and winsome Jasmit Kaur, the lady with the golden voice, who is an exponent of the Sufi Kalam.
She started getting accolades since the tender age of three and was a constant winner at all school functions. Her family used to reside at Patna then, and she trained in singing Bangla and Bhojpuri classicals. Jasmit’s family came to Ludhiana after the ’84 riots and she got involved with running a linen business called Honey Craft, which kept her occupied for the next 11 years or so.
Though she never gave up her singing, but it was limited to the precincts of home and hearth. With her family’s support, Jasmit took a tentative step into the outer world three years ago and since then there has been no looking back. Ludhianvis were left astounded when this demure lady sang such soul stirring melodies of the folk and the classical genre.
Consequently, she started getting invites to perform at select functions. Jasmit polished her talent further by taking guidance from Amarjeet Singh Komal of ‘Symphony’ fame and C.L. Bhalla, professor of music at Punjab Agricultural University.
Jasmit realises that her true calling is the Sufi kalam. She confesses, ‘‘I have realised that Sufi renderings have to come totally from within and cannot be imitated or learnt. It is a therapeutic experience for me as well as the listeners’’.
Jasmit has the habit of penning down her thoughts in the form of verses, of which some are in Punjabi and others in Hindi. Her collection is a delight indeed. The hundred odd verses, we hope, will reach the publication stage soon. Very soon a cassette of Shabads sung by her will hit the stands. That rendering Sufi kalam has been a soul stirring experience for her, can be made out by these lines that she had written:
Ek pyaas jo har pal hai mujhe,
Us pyaas ko bhukh main bharne laghi hoon,
Tang lagte hain yeh diwaron, mahlon se ghar mujhe,
Vadion main ruh ke sang wicharne laghi hun,
Ek sabar sa bharta ja raha hai man ke bheetar,
Jab se sirf ibadat main uski karne laghi hun.
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