India, Sept. 21 -- By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD

Ghazals have always been an integral source of relaxation and enjoyment for everyone in my family and although our favourites include legends like K.L. Saigal, Mehdi Hasan and Ghulam Ali, our most favourite Ghazal singer of all time has always been Jagjit Singh, who bid adieu to all his fans on Oct.10, 2011, at what was undisputably the prime of his singing career.

Yes, seventy years, that marks the onset of old age for most others, can certainly be called the prime of life for any vocalist, as that is the stage when his or her voice acquires the fine and mellow tonal quality that makes maestros out of ordinary mortals. It can perhaps be likened to the maturing of fine wine, a process that ...