Bio
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Jagmohan Singh Dhiman |
| Nickname | Ghazal King |
| Profession | Composer, Ghazal Singer, Music Director |
| Music Teacher/Guru/Ustaad | Pandit Chhaganlal Sharma, Ustad Jamal Khan |
Physical Stats & More
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 178 cmin meters- 1.78 min feet inches- 5’ 10 |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 75 kgin pounds- 165 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
Personal Life
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 8 February 1941 |
| Birth Place | Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner State, Rajputana Agency, India (Now Rajasthan, India) |
| Date of Death | 10 October 2011 |
| Place of Death | Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Age (at the time of death) | 70 Years |
| Death Cause | Brain Haemorrhage |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aquarius |
| Signature | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan |
| School | Khalsa High School, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan |
| College | Government College, Sri Ganganagar, RajasthanDAV College, JalandharKurukshetra University, Haryana |
| Educational Qualification | A Degree in Arts from DAV College, JalandharA Post Graduate Degree in History from Kurukshetra University (but never finished it, even after attending classes for almost two years) |
| Debut | Professional Singing:In 1961, when he took singing and composing assignments at All India Radio’s (AIR) Jalandhar stationPlayback Singing:Film- Arth (1982) |
| Family | Father- Sardar Amar Singh Dhiman (a surveyor with government’s public works department)Mother- Sardarni Bachchan Kaur (a housewife)Brothers- 2Sisters- 4 |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Hobbies | Doing Yoga, Walking, Listening to Classical Music |
| Awards/Honours | □ Honoured with the “Lata Mangeshkar Samman” in 1998 by Madhya Pradesh government.□ Awarded with Sahitya Kala Academy Award by the Rajasthan Government in 1998.□ For popularising the work of Mirza Ghalib, Government of India awarded him with Sahitya Academy Award in 1998.□ In 2003, honoured with “Padma Bhushan” by the Government of India.□ In 2012, posthumously awarded with “Rajasthan Ratna” (Rajasthan’s highest civilian award). |
Favourite Things
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Favourite Singer(s) | Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mehmood, Abdul Karim Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Amir Khan,Mohd. Rafi |
| Favourite Poet(s) | Sahir Ludhianvi, Mirza Ghalib, Shiv Kumar Batalvi |
Girls, Affairs and More
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Chitra Singh |
| Marriage Date | December 1969 |
| Children | Son- Vivek (died in 1990)Daughter- Monica (step-daughter; committed suicide) |
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