The final rites of Ghazal Maestro Pankaj Udhas have been carried out with state honours in Mumbai on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
Pankajji handed away on Monday, February 26.
Rediff.com‘s Satish Bodas captures moments from the singer’s last journey.
Music accompanied the hearse to the crematorium in Worli, south central Mumbai.
The hearse was decked with white flowers.
His mortal stays have been lined with the Tricolour.
A gun salute for the musical legend.
Pankajji is survived by his spouse Farida and daughters Reva and Nayaab.
‘One of crucial a part of my childhood is misplaced as we speak,’ mourned Sonu Nigam. ‘Shri Pankaj Udhasji, I’ll miss you perpetually. My coronary heart cries realizing that you’re no extra. Thank you for being there. Om Shanti.’
‘Today, I discover myself perplexed as I mourn the lack of a musical titan, Pankaj Udhasji,’ stated Hariharan. ‘Our friendship and collaboration spanned 45 years, a journey stuffed with unforgettable melodies and profound mutual respect.’
‘His monumental legacy within the music trade is unparalleled, and his departure leaves a void that can not be crammed. It’s a merciless accident that he could not take pleasure in his golden years as he rightfully deserved. My coronary heart goes out to his household in these making an attempt instances, praying for his or her power and endurance.
‘May his soul discover everlasting peace, and should his music proceed to encourage and console us. Farewell, Pankajji, your melodies will linger on, immortalized.’
‘He entertained us for a few years and boosted and enriched our trade via his evergreen ghazals and different songs,’ Salim Merchant stated. ‘He unfold the message of affection and oneness via his songs.
‘I’ve been in shock since I obtained the information of his demise. I nonetheless cannot consider he’s no extra. The phrase of his passing made me speechless. He has left an enormous void within the music trade. We have misplaced an excellent artiste and an excellent higher human being.’
Sulaiman Merchant, Salim’s elder brother.
Shaan.
‘AAP JINKE QARIB HOTE HAI, WO BADE KHUSHNASIB HOTE HAI, A VERY VERY DEAR FAMILY FRIEND… A BEAUTIFUL SOUL… AND A PERFECT GENTLEMAN, FEELING AT A LOSS OF WORDS… THE NATION MOURNS HIS LOSS… PANKAJ BHAI WE WILL MISSSSSSSSSSSS YOU FOREVER,’ mourned Roopkumar Rathod.
‘It could be very unhappy that such an excellent artiste of the world of music is now not with us,’ stated Sunil Gavaskar. ‘May his soul relaxation in peace.’
Rekha and Vishal Bhardwaj.
Pankaj Udhas’s elder brothers Manhar Udhas and Nirmal Udhas with the household.
Papon.
Photograph: ANI Photo
Ahead of the funeral, Ustad Zakir Hussain, left, and his brother Ustad Taufiq Qureshi, proper, paid their condolences at Pankajji‘s house.
Photograph: ANI Photo
‘He had a optimistic method in the direction of every thing in life,’ remembered Shankar Mahadevan. ‘May God give his household plentiful power to bear this massive loss. I’m in a state of shock.’
With inputs from ANI
