Nirmal Singh Khalsa

Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa Hazoori Ragi Darbar Sahib
Singh Khalsa in September 2011
Born	(1952-04-12)12 April 1952 Jandwala Bhimeshah, Ferozepur, Punjab, India
Died	2 April 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 67) Amritsar, Punjab, India
Resting place	Fatehgarh Shukarchak
Alma mater	Shaheed Missionary College
Occupation	Music teacher Ragi
Title	Hazoori Ragi
Children	3
Parents	Chanan Singh (father) Gurdev Kaur (mother)
Awards	Padma Shri (2009)
Website	Padma Shri Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa

Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa (12 April 1952 – 2 April 2020) was a Sikh Hazoori Ragi of Darbar Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab, India.

Early life and career[]

Bhai Nirmal Singh was born on 12 April 1952 at Jandwala Bhimeshah in Ferozepur, Punjab.^[1] In 1976, he graduated with a Diploma in Gurmat Sangeet from Shaheed Missionary College, Amritsar. In 1977–78, he served as a music teacher at Gurmat College in Rishikesh and later taught at Shaheed in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. From 1979, he started serving as a Hazoori Ragi at Darbar Sahib. He had performed Kirtan at all five Takhts, various historical Gurdwaras across South Asia and throughout 71 countries. Bhai Sahib was a highly regarded ragi with knowledge of all 31 Raags of Guru Granth Sahib.

For services in the field of arts, Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa was awarded the Padma Shri,^[2] fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India in 2009.^[3] He was the first Hazoori Ragi to receive this award.

Death[]

On 2 April 2020, Nirmal Singh Khalsa died due to cardiac arrest after testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019, at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar.^[4] His body was cremated at village Fatehgarh Shukarchak in Amritsar.

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