Pappu Karki
Chander Singh Rahi (born Chander Singh Negi; 28 March 1942 – 10 January 2016) was a prominent folk singer, balladeer, musician, poet, storyteller, and cultural conservator from Uttarakhand, India.
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Rahi died on 10 January 2016 in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi at the age of 73
Rahi died on 10 January 2016 in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi at the age of 73. He was survived by his wife, Sudha Negi, four sons (Virendra Negi, Mahendra Negi, Satish Negi, and Rakesh Bhardwaj), and a daughter (Nidhi Thakur). His entire family is involved in the field of music, including singing, composing, playing musical instruments, production, and direction of music. Rahi is said to have passed on the bulk of his learning to his eldest son, Virendra Negi, who had worked with his father as a musician and singer since childhood. Rahi's youngest son, Rakesh Bhardwaj, a rhythmist in the Indian rock-pop band Euphoria, paid tribute to his late father's legacy by remaking and releasing Rahi's popular Uttarakhandi songs online through his music company, Pahadi Soul.
Rahi died on 10 January 2016 in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi at the age of 73
Rahi died on 10 January 2016 in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi at the age of 73. He was survived by his wife, Sudha Negi, four sons (Virendra Negi, Mahendra Negi, Satish Negi, and Rakesh Bhardwaj), and a daughter (Nidhi Thakur). His entire family is involved in the field of music, including singing, composing, playing musical instruments, production, and direction of music. Rahi is said to have passed on the bulk of his learning to his eldest son, Virendra Negi, who had worked with his father as a musician and singer since childhood. Rahi's youngest son, Rakesh Bhardwaj, a rhythmist in the Indian rock-pop band Euphoria, paid tribute to his late father's legacy by remaking and releasing Rahi's popular Uttarakhandi songs online through his music company, Pahadi Soul.
Rahi's songs are still popular amongst the people of Uttarakhand
Rahi's songs are still popular amongst the people of Uttarakhand. Three of his celebrated songs – "Fyonladiya"(2016), the traditional anchari jaagar, "Chaita ki Chaitwali"(2018) and "Fwa Baga Re"(2019) – were covered by popular Garhwali/Kumaoni singers Kishan Mahipal, Amit Saagar and Pappu Karki respectively. The new version of "Chaita ki Chaitwali" became the first Uttarakhandi song to reach five million views on YouTube.
Rahi's songs are still popular amongst the people of Uttarakhand
Rahi's songs are still popular amongst the people of Uttarakhand. Three of his celebrated songs – "Fyonladiya"(2016), the traditional anchari jaagar, "Chaita ki Chaitwali"(2018) and "Fwa Baga Re"(2019) – were covered by popular Garhwali/Kumaoni singers Kishan Mahipal, Amit Saagar and Pappu Karki respectively. The new version of "Chaita ki Chaitwali" became the first Uttarakhandi song to reach five million views on YouTube.
In 2015, Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama) presented a "Screening of Folk Music of
In 2015, Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama) presented a "Screening of Folk Music of Garhwal by Chandra Singh Rahi and Party" in its Sanchayan Series, an annual screening of the Academy's archival films and video recordings.
In 2015, Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama) presented a "Screening of Folk Music of
In 2015, Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama) presented a "Screening of Folk Music of Garhwal by Chandra Singh Rahi and Party" in its Sanchayan Series, an annual screening of the Academy's archival films and video recordings.
Rahi was also a songwriter and poet
Rahi was also a songwriter and poet. His poetry collections include Dil ko Umaal (1966), Dhai (1980), Ramchhol (1981), and Geet Ganga (2010). Rahi also wrote monographs and composed music for ballets.
Rahi was also a songwriter and poet
Rahi was also a songwriter and poet. His poetry collections include Dil ko Umaal (1966), Dhai (1980), Ramchhol (1981), and Geet Ganga (2010). Rahi also wrote monographs and composed music for ballets.
Rahi made his singing career debut on the All India Radio (AIR) Delhi station on 13 March 1963, on a program for army pe
Rahi made his singing career debut on the All India Radio (AIR) Delhi station on 13 March 1963, on a program for army personnel, with the song "Par veena ki". He started singing for AIR Lucknow in 1972. He continued gaining popularity in Uttarakhand through the 1970s, when his songs were broadcast from the AIR Najibabad station, and from the 1980s onwards, when his songs were broadcast on Doordarshan. His was the first Garhwali voice to be heard on the radio. In 1966, Rahi composed his famous geet (song) "Dil ko umaal" (Outpourings of the Heart) for his mentor, the Garhwali poet Kanhaiyalal Dandriyal, who is said to have given him the sobriquet Rahi (traveller).
Rahi made his singing career debut on the All India Radio (AIR) Delhi station on 13 March 1963, on a program for army pe
Rahi made his singing career debut on the All India Radio (AIR) Delhi station on 13 March 1963, on a program for army personnel, with the song "Par veena ki". He started singing for AIR Lucknow in 1972. He continued gaining popularity in Uttarakhand through the 1970s, when his songs were broadcast from the AIR Najibabad station, and from the 1980s onwards, when his songs were broadcast on Doordarshan. His was the first Garhwali voice to be heard on the radio. In 1966, Rahi composed his famous geet (song) "Dil ko umaal" (Outpourings of the Heart) for his mentor, the Garhwali poet Kanhaiyalal Dandriyal, who is said to have given him the sobriquet Rahi (traveller).
Rahi sold flutes for a living during his early days in Delhi, to which he had moved from his native Garhwal in 1957
Rahi sold flutes for a living during his early days in Delhi, to which he had moved from his native Garhwal in 1957. His search for a stable livelihood finally ended successfully when he got a government job with the telecom department. Rahi lived in a rented house in the Shakarpur locality of Delhi for 40 years. An anecdote told by his family is that Rahi chose to invest the little finances that he had on recording Uttarakhandi folk music, rather than an investing in a house.
Rahi sold flutes for a living during his early days in Delhi, to which he had moved from his native Garhwal in 1957
Rahi sold flutes for a living during his early days in Delhi, to which he had moved from his native Garhwal in 1957. His search for a stable livelihood finally ended successfully when he got a government job with the telecom department. Rahi lived in a rented house in the Shakarpur locality of Delhi for 40 years. An anecdote told by his family is that Rahi chose to invest the little finances that he had on recording Uttarakhandi folk music, rather than an investing in a house.
About Pappu Karki
Rahi was born Chander Singh Negi to Dilbar Singh Negi and Sundara Devi in a Giwali village in Maudadsyun. He belonged to a modest Ghadiyal family from the Nayar Valley of Pauri in Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Rahi and his brother, Dev Raj Rangeela, learned the tradition of Pahari (originating from the hills) music from their father, a singer of the jagar music of Uttarakhand. Rahi learned the foundations of Pahari music, including age-old traditional songs, musical instruments, and the cultural practices associated with the music of the Himalayas, early in life. As a child, he accompanied his father on traditional musical instruments, including the thakuli, the damru, and the huruki. Rahi learned Indian classical music with Keshav Anuragi and his guru, Bachan Singh, much later in his adult life.
Garhwal Division, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
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Mohan Upreti Lok Sanskriti Kala Samman
Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Smriti Puraskar
Garh Bharati, Garhwal Sabha Samman Patra (1995)
Monal Sanstha, Lucknow Samman Patra
Singers from Uttarakhand
Poets from Uttarakhand
Musicians from Uttarakhand
Writers from Uttarakhand
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Chander Singh Rahi (born Chander Singh Negi; 28 March 1942 – 10 January 2016) was a prominent folk singer, balladeer, musician, poet, storyteller, and cultural conservator from Uttarakhand, India.
Pappu Karki is from Garhwal Division, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.
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