Pankaj Udhas
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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The news of the death of famous singer Pankaj Udhas left his fans in Kaka Hathrasi’s hometown Hathras in mourning. The people of Hathras also have a deep connection with Pankaj’s ghazals. He has twice come to the Sham-e-Ghazal program held at the Shridauji Maharaj fair. Apart from Hathras, listeners from nearby districts also came to listen to the ghazals of Pankaj Udhas.
Former minister Ramveer Upadhyay and his younger brother Block chief Rameshwar Upadhyay had first organized the program of ghazal singing in the fair Shridauji Maharaj. Famous ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas had come in this. He kept the audience captivated with his singing throughout the night. On the other hand, again in the year 2012, Deepak Sharma organized an evening program in the name of Ghazal at the fair Shridauji Maharaj. During this time too, the ghazal and song lovers here got the opportunity to listen to the ghazals of ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas. Here Pakaj Udhas did not forget to pay obeisance to Dauji Maharaj. He had also mentioned the comic poet Padmashree Kavi Kaka Hathrasi.
In 2012, when he became the Ghazal coordinator for the first time. Then late Pankaj Udhas had come to Hathras. During this, the audience enjoyed the ghazal a lot. The half-hour program received a lot of attention from the audience. -Deepak Sharma, former coordinator Sham-e-Ghazal
Pankaj Udhas was a world famous singer in the world of ghazal singing. When he came to Hathras, he was very happy to see Dauji Maharaj. He had said that for the first time he got a chance to visit the kingdom of Braj. I want to keep coming here every year. -Rameshwar Upadhyay, block chief Mursan