New Delhi :In memory of India-born Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan who passed away this week, a 2000 square yards mausoleum is being constructed in north of Karachi. The 84-year-old died following multiple organ failure in Agha Khan Hospital in Pakistan on June 13. "Governor of Sindh, Dr Ishrat Ul Ibad, has alloted 2000 square yards of land for my father's mausoleum. It will be constructed in the Shah Mohammed cemetery which is situated in the northern part of Karachi. "The land has been named after the Mehdi Hassan family and other family members' graves can also be laid here. What more could we want than getting to lie beside our father after we die? We all are very happy," Hassan's son Arif told PTI Bhasha from Karachi.
Arif also said that there are talks to expand the Mehdi Hassan foundation, which was established in 2008 and aims at the betterment of Pakistani artists. Though the head office of the foundation is situated in Karachi, it also has its branches in Lahore, Delhi and the US.
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has also announced the establishment of a museum and music library in memory of the legendary singer. The museum will display his personal belongings alongwith a collection of memorable songs and ghazals sung by the maestro. Arif said that his brother Kamran Mehdi Hasan will carry forward the legacy of their father. "Kamran is a very good singer and he has launched a few albums. He
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12:03 PM, Jun 15, 2012
Mumbai: India's nightingale Lata Mangeshkar, who made a rare collaboration with Mehdi Hassan for a song in an album, remembered the Pakistani ghazal maestro as an 'outstanding singer' and said the news of his death Wednesday has left her upset. "It is a very sad news. I am really upset ever since I heard this news. Not only me, the entire world loved his songs. There is no doubt about...
11:07 AM, Jun 14, 2012
Kozhikode: He left with a promise that he would return to the city to sing again. And when the news broke amongst music lovers in the city of Mehdi Hassans demise on Wednesday, it was also confirmation that it was a promise he would not be able to keep. Hassan had performed at the Tagore Centenary Hall in 2002 - reportedly his last in India - and the performance came...
11:01 AM, Jun 14, 2012
New Delhi: Mehdi Hassan, the legendary Pakistani ghazal maestro born in India, passed away at a Karachi hospital Wednesday and his son says that the funeral will take place Friday. "My father's funeral will take place Friday in Karachi," Arif Mehdi told IANS on phone from Karachi, adding that they have yet to finalise the place. "We have asked for the permission from the government to bury him at Quaid-e-Azam...
07:07 PM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan first mesmerised connoisseurs with his rendition of 'Gulon main rang bhare;, step one of a long musical journey that lasted five decades. The death of the artist, who gave voice to ghazals such as 'Patta patta boota boota' and 'Abke bicchde khwaabon mein mile', brings the curtains down on an era of lyricism, melody and poetry in light Hindustani classical music. Born in undivided...
03:26 PM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: India-born Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan died at a Karachi hospital on Wednesday after prolonged illness. He was 84. Better known as 'King of ghazal', Hassan ruled the Pakistani music industry for years. He was born in a village called Luna in Rajasthan. His family migrated to Pakistan after 1947 and had to face financial problems as well. Not many know that Hassan used to work at a...
02:28 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan died on Wednesday following multiple organ failure at the age of 84 in a Karachi hospital. ...
02:10 PM, Jun 13, 2012
India-born Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan died on Wednesday following multiple organ failure at the age of 84. ...
01:37 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Karachi: India-born Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan, the melodious voice behind evergreen hits like 'Patta patta, boota boota' and 'Kab ke Bichhare', died on Wednesday following multiple organ failure at the age of 84. Hassan, who had millions of fans in India and Pakistan, had been admitted to the Agha Khan Hospital in the southern port city of Karachi some days ago. He had been in a serious condition and was...
01:25 PM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan was admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Karachi on Monday. Specialists are treating the 85-year-old for multiple lung, chest and urinary tract ailments. Hassan was born into a family of musicians in Rajasthan and had migrated to Pakistan after 1947. The singer who has a huge following in the subcontinent, cut back on his performances in the late 80s...
07:56 AM, Jun 12, 2012
New Delhi: Legendary Pakistani Ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan, who has been long suffering from ill health, has got a visa to come to India for medical treatment. The 84-year-old singer was admitted to Aga Khan hospital in Karachi three months ago with a serious lung infection. Doctors said his condition is stable now. Efforts were on for a long time to bring the singer to India for treatment. "Yesterday we...
01:20 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Karachi: India-born legendary Ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan was on Thursday put on a ventilator at a private clinic in Pakistan's Sindh provincial capital Karachi after he collapsed due to respiratory problems. Eighty-four-year-old Hassan has been ill for the last few years due to a serious lung condition that has led to complications and breathing problems. "He is still in the ICU and doctors are looking after him round the clock....
10:30 AM, Jan 13, 2012
New Delhi: Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Karachi after he had trouble in breathing, his son Arif Hassan said on Wednesday. The 84-year-old singer, the voice behind evergreen ghazals like 'Ab ke bichade' and 'Patta patta boota boota', has also stopped speaking. Hassan, who has been suffering from lung problems for the past twelve years, was rushed to...
10:54 AM, Jan 12, 2012
The 82-year-old is unable to foot his medical bills. ...
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