Ilahi Jamadar ( mr, इलाही जमादार; March 1, 1946 at – 31 January 2021) was a noted
Marathi
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*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
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poet from
Maharashtra
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,
India
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Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
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verses in his
ghazal
The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...
s.
Career
Jamadar began writing poetry at the young age of 18. He soon became a disciple of noted poet
Suresh Bhat
Suresh Bhat ( mr, सुरेश भट; 15 April 1932 – 14 March 2003) was a Marathi poet from the state of Maharashtra, India.
Life
Suresh Bhat converted to Buddhism with the help of Bhante Surai Sasai. Because of Buddhism was the religi ...
. His ghazals often were an amalgamation of alternating Marathi and Urdu lines.
He was associated
All India Radio
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where he presented work through various programs including ''YuvaWani'' (युववाणी), ''Marathi Sugam Sangeet'' (मराठी सुगम संगीत), ''SwarChitra'' (स्वरचित्र). He also presented his work on with
Doordarshan
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in ''Arohi'' (आरोही). He conducted the ''Ilahi Ghazal Clinic'' training workshops for upcoming poets.
Jamadar organized ghazal
mehfil
Mehfil (also spelled ''mahfil'') is a formal venue where indoor recreational activities such as poetry (mushaira), singing, music, and dance are entertained in parts of the Indian subcontinent. It is part of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb culture.
Histo ...
s called ''Jakhma asha Sugandhi'', and ''Mahfil-e-Ilahi'' all over Maharashtra and even in
Indore
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,
Madhya Pradesh
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. His works were often presented by noted Ghazal singer
Bhimrao Panchale
Bhimrao Panchale ( mr, भीमराव पांचाळे ; 30 March 1951) is a Marathi ''ghazal'' singer from the state of Maharashtra, India. He is known as ''Ghazal Nawaz'' (Prince of ''Ghazals'') for his exposition of the ''ghazal'' ...
.
Works
Jamadar wrote 25 poetry books and wrote hundreds of ghazals; many of which have been published over years in prominent newspapers, magazines in Marathi, Hindi and Urdu. His work also featured in TV shows and movies.
Jamadar translated Saint
Kabir
Kabir Das (1398–1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das, ...
's Dohe in Marathi and wrote over 15,000 Doha couplets.
In Marathi his ghazal books/compilations included ''Ek Jamkham Sugandhi''(एक जखम सुगंधी)/''Jamkhama Asha Sugandhi'' (जखमा अशा सुगंधी), ''ShabdaSurachi BhavYatra'' (शब्दसुरांची भावयात्रा), ''Swapna Tarkanche'' (स्वप्न तारकांचे), ''Samgra Dohe Ilahiche'', ''Bhavananchi Wadale'' (भावनांची वादळे). In Hindi, he wrote popular film songs as well as musicals. Hindi musicals included ''SwaptaSwar'' (सप्तस्वर), ''Maya aur Saya'' (माया और साया), ''Neer Kshir Vivek'' (नीर क्षीर विवेक). ''Swapna Miniche (स्वप्न मिनीचे)'' was a Marathi musical.
Personal life
Jamadar was born on March 1, 1946, in a
Muslim
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family in Dudhgaon village on the banks of
Warana river
Warana River is a river that flows through the Warana river valley of Sangli and Kolhapur districts in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important tributary of the Krishna river.
Geography and course
The river originates at a h ...
in
Miraj
Miraj (Pronunciation: iɾəd͡z ) is a city in Sangli District and also in Maharashtra, India, that was founded in the early 10th century. It was an important jagir of the Adil Shahi court of Bijapur.
Shivaji Maharaj stayed in Miraj for ...
taluka, erstwhile
Sangli State
Sangli State was one of the 11-gun salute Maratha princely states of British India. It was under the Kolhapur-Dekkan Residency in the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency.
The Principality of Sangli covered an area of 2,880 sq ...
. He held a full-time job in
Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority
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and chose voluntary retirement to focus on poetry.
After untimely death of his wife and son, Jamadar lived alone in a small dwelling in
Yerawada
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neighborhood in
Pune
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. He was favorite composer of noted music director Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Mangeshkar helped fund Jamadar's medical bills late in his life.
In July 2020, Jamadar suffered a fall injury and damage to his brain and was admitted to the
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital ( mr, दीनानाथ मंगेशकर रुग्णालय) is a large hospital in Pune, India spread over with over 900 beds. It is named after the Marathi theatre actor, Natya Sangeet musician a ...
in Pune. He suffered from
Dementia
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. He died of prolonged illness on January 31, 2021 at the age of 74. He was buried in Dudhagaon in Sangli.