Punjabi University organised Professor Tara Singh Simrati Samaroh on Ragas in Guru Granth Sahib

Patiala, September 24

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Punjabi University organised Professor Tara Singh Simrati Samaroh on Ragas in Guru Granth Sahib. The event was dedicated to the 103rd birth anniversary of renowned musician and scholar Tara Singh.

Officials said Tara Singh was the first lecturer of music in Punjab. Head, Department of Music, Nivedita Singh, said Tara Singh was pioneer in the musicological study of Ragas of Guru Granth Sahib and devoted his life to research, teaching, promotion and propagation of Gurmat Sangeet.

Students of the Music Department presented Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Shabad followed by a composition of Trivat and composed by Tara Singh. The Simrati lecture was delivered by Gursharn Singh Randhawa, Director, Punjabi University South Campus, Talwandi Sabo. —TNS