Anuradha Paudwal mourns the demise of Pankaj Udhas: I’ve misplaced a pricey pal, a human being par excellence |

The nation is mourning the lack of celebrated musician and ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas. After battling a chronic sickness, he handed away on the morning of February 26, 2024.
In his profession spanning many years Pankaj Udhas had usually collaborated with celebrated singer Anuradha Paudwal. Expressing grief over the unlucky information, she shared, “I’ve misplaced a pricey pal! A human being par excellence.” They’d crooned hits like ‘Aaj Phir Tumpe’ from Dayavan (1988), ‘Ek Pal Ek Din’ from Jigar (1992) and ‘Jo Geet Nahi Janma’ from ‘Sangeet’ to call a couple of.They’d additionally collaborated for Aashiyana, a particular gazal album. Curiously, Pankaj Udhas and Anuradha Paudwal had been co- college students at St Xavier’s Faculty in Mumbai.

Paying an ode to the maestro, PM Narendra Modi shared on X, “We mourn the lack of Pankaj Udhas Ji, whose singing conveyed a spread of feelings and whose Ghazals spoke on to the soul. He was a beacon of Indian music, whose melodies transcended generations. I recall my varied interactions with him over time. His departure leaves a void within the music world that may by no means be crammed. Condolences to his household and admirers. Om Shanti.”
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Pankaj Udhas’ daughter Nayaab shared an announcement on Instagram to substantiate the unlucky information. She shared, “With a really heavy coronary heart, we’re saddened to tell you of the unhappy demise of Padmashri Pankaj Udhas on twenty sixth February 2024 resulting from a chronic sickness.”