'Everlasting' Master Madan: The most promising vocalist Maestro Master Madan, who died at the young age of 14 yrs, sang only few songs which are everlasting and embedded in perfection, unmistakable intonations and deep soul touching. One could only imagine where this young Maestro could have catapulted to, had he lived his normal life span? Of the eight songs he recorded in his short life, only two Gazals are available now. These are the famous,"yuun naa rah rah kar hamein tadapaaiiye" and, "hairat se tak rahaa hai zamana". These were written by Saagar Nizaami and set to music by Amaranaath, the elder brother of the duo Husanlal-Bhagatram. Master Madana's elder brother Master Mohan was on violin. During 1966-69, these songs were played again and again in common room of Bhatanagar Hall of the Panjab University.
Master Madan was born of mother Mrs. Puran Devi and father Mr. Amar Singh on December 28, 1927, in Khanna, a village in District Jallandhar of Punjab. He sang in public for the first time when he was three and a half years old, in a rally arranged by Dharamapur Sanatorium. He sang, "vandan he shaaradaa naman karuu.N" in raag "mishrit kaafii". The audience was spell bound and on their insistence, he sang two more raagas. He was given many gold medals right there and then. After that, he and his elder brother toured all over India and collected many prizes from the rulers of many princely states. They sang in the famous Haravallabh Mela of Jallandhar City and later in Shimala. Apparantely, in the Simala Sammelan, Deenanath Mangeshakar had also come .
Master Madan was a very religious child and spoke very little. During the night, he would just sit in "padmaasan" position and do rosary or "jap maalaa". He was educated at Sanaatan Dharam school in Simala and later in Hindu College in Delhi. His musical education was provided by his mother Mrs. Puuran Devii and his father mr. Amar Singh as well as many well-known music teachers of the day. At the age of eight, he was a famous radio singer, singing mainly on Delhi radio station on Alipur road. Master Madan was a disciple of Sant Kaleraanvaale, a famous guru in Panjab. Apparantely, the Sant foretold of Master Madan's untimely death at a young age. In one of the gatherings of the Sant, Master Madan sang 'raag jaunapurii' with such great concentration that people claimed to see the 'raaginii' herself dressed in beautiful garb. When he sang 'bhairavii' though, Jaunpurii disappeared. This incident was duly reported by the press.
His final public program took place in Calcutta at age 14. He sang, "vinatii suno morii avadhapur ke basaiyaa" for 1.5 hours with such beauty that the public refused to go home and accompanied him to the guest house. One patron respectfully offered Rs. 500, a princely sum in those days. Also 9 gold medals were announced by various patrons to be given to him. In those days, gold medals were really made of gold. He returned to Delhi and kept going to the Delhi radio station for about 3-4 months. He started getting sick . Many remedies were tried but nothing helped. In the summer of '42, he went to Simala, where his forehead and joints started to shine unusually. He died on June 5, 1942 suffering a great deal of pain. It is suspected that he died of mercury poisoning. He used to go to Delhi radio station canteen to drink milk. It is believed that a jealous person gave him mercury in his milk. On his death, Simla closed down and a huge gathering accompanied him on his last journey.
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2. Bahnwara Re Hum Pardesi Log
3. Chaitna Hai Chaitna
4. Gori Gori Bainyaan
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6. Mana Kii Maanhe Rahi
7. Mori Binti Mano
8.Raavi De Kande Ve Mitra
9. Yun Na Reh Reh Kar Hamein Tarsaayeye
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