44 years in the past on thirty first July, a valuable diamond of the nation handed away, who was referred to as India’s ‘Tansen’ and ‘God’s voice’. This was Mohammad Rafi, who on the age of simply 25 achieved such a historic honour that everybody was left surprised. He grew to become well-known all around the world. He sang greater than 26 thousand songs in lots of languages. He was such a singer whose voice not solely suited blissful and peppy songs, but additionally romantic, unhappy, qawwali, bhajan and even disco songs. He was an all-rounder and his voice modified based on each temper and surroundings. When Mohammad Rafi died, the entire nation cried. An enormous crowd gathered to bid him a remaining farewell. It’s stated that the group that gathered to bid a remaining farewell to Mohammed Rafi on 31 July 1980 was the identical because it was throughout Mahatma Gandhi’s final journey.
All the colleges within the nation had been closed on the demise of Mohammed Rafi and lots of huge personalities had come to bid him a remaining farewell. It was raining closely and there was a lot crowd that nobody’s face was seen, solely umbrellas had been seen. Mohammed Rafi left behind such a reminiscence, he did such a feat, which won’t be forgotten even sooner or later.
Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, the nation in shock and that track of Mohammed Rafi
When India was struggling the ache of partition, the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was shot useless. There was a variety of anger and protest in the entire nation. Then to pay tribute to Babu, Mohammed Rafi sang a track ‘Suno Suno Ae Duniya Walon, Bapu Ki Ye Amar Kahani’. It was written by Rajendra Krishna and composed by Husnaram Bhagat Ram. This track created a stir in the entire nation as quickly because it was launched.
10 lakh information had been bought in a month, launched in 4 elements
At the moment, a million (10 lakh) information of this track had been bought in a month. In these days, 78 RPM shellac information had been made, wherein the utmost recording of a track was 3 minutes 20 seconds. However ‘Bapu Ki Ye Amar Kahani’ was a 12-minute lengthy track and so it was launched in 4 elements.
Pandit Nehru referred to as Rafi residence and made him take heed to the track, he cried
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was additionally very impressed by this track. He specifically referred to as Mohammad Rafi to his residence and made him take heed to this track. Tears began flowing from his eyes after listening to it. Mohammad Rafi was solely 24-25 years previous then. Jawaharlal Nehru honored him by giving him a silver medal on the primary anniversary of independence in 1948. Not solely this, on the primary Republic Day of the nation, Nehru had additionally invited Mohammad Rafi to sing ‘Laharao Tiranga’.