Master Madan
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Master Madan (Gurmukhi: ਮਾਸਟਰ ਮਦਨ; 28 December 1927 – 5 June 1942) was a talented Ghazal and geet singer of India of pre-independence era. During his life, he only recorded eight songs, and these are now commonly available. He was born 28 December 1927, in Khan Khana, a village in District Jalandhar District (now Nawanshahar) of the Punjab.<ref name="apna">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This village was found by reputed courtier of Akbar, Abdul Rahim Khan-i-khana, who was a prolific writer. He died on 5 June 1942,<ref name="apna"/> reportedly due to mercury poisoning of his milk while at Shimla.
His eight songs are:
- Bagaan wich peengan paiyaan (Punjabi)
- Raavi de parle kandey (Punjabi)
- Yun naa reh reh kar hamein tarsaaiye (Urdu Ghazal)
- Heyrat se tak rahaay hain jahane wafaa mujhe (Urdu Ghazal)
- Goree goree baiyaan (Thumri)
- Mori bintee mano kanha re (Thumri)
- Man ki man hi mahi rahi (Gurbani)
- Chetnaa hei to chet le (Gurbani)
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