Hemant Chauhan
Born (1955-11-07) November 7, 1955
Rajkot, India
Years active1978-Present
AwardsPadma Shri

Hemant Chauhan is an Indian writer and singer associated and Padam Shri Award by Government of India 2023 with Gujarati literature and music. He was born on 7 November 1955 in Kundni village in Rajkot district of Gujarat.[1] He specializes in Bhajan, religious and Garba songs and other folk genres.[2]

On 9 October 2012, he received the 'Akademi Ratna Award 2011' and Padma Shri Award in 2023 by Government of India for his contributions to Gujarat's traditional folk music. He is frequently referred to as the Bhajan King of Gujarati Music, and is also considered to be one of the best singers of Sugam Sangeet. He has a huge fan base and following all over the world including India (mainly in Gujarat), United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and East Africa. His fan base outside India is made up of people of Gujarati heritage. With an extensive catalogue of hit songs and bhajans, his “Kathiya Wadi Lok Dayra and Bhajan Sandhya” concert tour in North America in early 2007 was a huge hit. He has released many albums of devotional music. He has the mastery in Gujarati Bhajans and he himself believes that he has gained popularity and fame by singing Gujarati Bhajans, especially the Bhajans of great Gujarati saint-poet Dasi Jivan. His first album 'Dasi Jivan na Bhajano' was released in 1978 and became a huge hit across Gujarat. Since then, he has sung more than 5000 bhajans and many other devotional items.

Hemant Chauhan performing at Bharat Bhavan in Gujarat Mahotsav at Bhopal February 2017

Selected works

  • Bharat no Bhimrao (Dr. B R Ambedkar)
  • Bandharan kon lakhe (Dr. B R Ambedkar)
  • Pankhida O Pankhida
  • Om Namah Shivay - Shiv Dhun[3][4]
  • Shriman Narayan Narayan - Vishnu Dhun[5]
  • Hey Ram Hey Ram Dhun[6]
  • Om Mangalam Omkar Mangalam Dhun[7]
  • Om Mangalam Omkar Mangalam - Dwadash Jyotirling Song[8]
  • Bhajman Bam Bam Bholenath[9]
  • Stuti Namo Bhootnath[10]
  • Om Sai Mangalam
  • Laher Lagi Bhajan Ni
  • Dham Dham Nagara Re...
  • Live In Leicester - Tu Rangai Jane Rang Ma
  • Chotile Dakla Vagya
  • Bhajan-Krishna-Devotional
  • Shiv Tandav
  • He Jagjanani He Jagdamba Hd Verslkion
  • Hemant Chauhan - Tare Rahevu Bhada Na Makan Ma...
  • Shrinathaji And Bhajan
  • Pankhida Ne Aa Pinjaru
  • Unchi Medi Te Mara Sant Ni Re
  • Raakh Na Ramakada
  • O Ma Meri
  • Pyalo mein pidhel che bharpoor (Sant Dasi Jivan)
  • Dekhanda koi aa dal mai (Sant Dasi Jivan)
  • Kaleja katari, madi mune laine maari (Sant Dasi Jivan)

References

  1. ↑ "CUR_TITLE". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Sacred musical mission
  3. ↑ Om Namah Shivay Dhoon | Om Namah Shivaya Mantra | Hemant Chauhan | Shivaya. Soor Mandir. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ OM NAMAH SHIVAY DHUN By Hemant Chauhan I [Full Video Song] I OM NAMAH SHIVAY DHUN. T-Series Bhakti Sagar. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ SHREEMAN NARAYAN DHUN BY HEMANT CHAUHAN I AUDIO SONG I ART TRACK. T-Series Bhakti Sagar. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ He Ram He Ram Fusion Dhoon I Latest 2019 Devotional I Hemant Chauhan I Soor Mandir. Soor Mandir. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Om Mangalam Omkar Mangalam | शिव धून I (Dhoon, Mantra) I Hemant Chauhan. Soor Mandir. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Om Mangalam Omkar Mangalam | Lord Shiva Bhajan | Hemant Chuhan And Damyanti Barot. Studio Sangeeta. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ Bhajman Bam Bam Bholenath | Lord Shiva Bhajan | Hemant Chauhan And Damyanti Barot. Studio Sangeeta. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Stuti Namo Adhut Bhootnath | Lord Shiva Bhajans | Hemant Chauhan And Damyanti Barot. Studio Sangeeta. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.


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