Gurmat Sangeet legend Prof Kartar Singh passed away on Saturday aged 93 after a battle with health issues.
Prof Kartar Singh is one of the “Gurmat Sangeet” legends, who pursued his career in teaching music.
Prof Kartar Singh was recently awarded Padma Shri for his immense contribution to the field of art and owing to his health issues, he could not attend the function. Due to which, the Deputy Commissioner specially handed over the Padma Shri to Prof Kartar Singh, who was admitted at Hero DMC Heart Institute, here.
Prof Kartar Singh wrote five books, with a total of over 40,000 copies, on “Gurmat Sangeet”, published by the SGPC, to his credit, while his two other books were under publication. Born at Ghummanke village in Lahore (Pakistan) on April 3, 1928, Singh had done graduation and post-graduation in music (vocal and instrumental) from Panjab University, Chandigarh.