Master Madan (

Gurmukhi Gurmukhī ( , Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). Commonly regarded as a Sikh script, Gurmukhi is used in Punjab, India as the official scrip ...

: ਮਾਸਟਰ ਮਦਨ; 28 December 1927 – 5 June 1942) was a talented

Ghazal ''Ghazal'' is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss, or separation from the beloved, and t ...

and geet singer of

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

of pre-independence era. During his life, he only recorded eight songs, and these are now commonly available. He was born 28 December 1927, in

Khan Khana Khan Khana or Khankhana (Urdu: خان خاناں) is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab, India, Punjab States and territories of India, State, India. It is located away Mukandpur, from Banga, India, Banga, from distric ...

, a village in District Jalandhar District (now

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) of the

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. This village was found by reputed courtier of Akbar, Abdul Rahim Khan-i-khana, who was a prolific writer. He died on 5 June 1942, reportedly due to mercury poisoning of his milk while at

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. His eight songs are: * Bagaan wich peengan paiyaan (

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

) * Raavi de parle kandey (

) * Yun naa reh reh kar hamein tarsaaiye (

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) * Heyrat se tak rahaay hain jahane wafaa mujhe (

) * Goree goree baiyaan (

Thumri Thumri () is a vocal genre or style of Indian music. The term "thumri" is derived from the Hindi verb ''thumuknaa'', which means "to walk with a dancing gait in such a way that the ankle-bells tinkle." The form is, thus, connected with dance, dram ...

) * Mori bintee mano kanha re (

) * Man ki man hi mahi rahi (

Gurbani Gurbani (, pronunciation: , lit. the Guru's words) is a Sikh term, very commonly used by Sikhs to refer to various compositions by the Sikh Gurus and other writers of Guru Granth Sahib. In general, hymns in the central text of the Sikhs, the Gu ...

) * Chetnaa hei to chet le (

)

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The Academy of the Punjab in North America

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Indian male ghazal singers People from Jalandhar district 1927 births 1942 deaths 20th-century Indian male singers 20th-century Indian singers Deaths by poisoning {{India-singer-stub