Ravindra Jain (28 February 1944 – 9 October 2015) was an Indian music composer, lyricist and

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. He started his career in the early 1970s by composing for several hit movies. His notable works include ''

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'' (1974), '' Geet Gaata Chal'' (1975), '' Chitchor'' (1976) and '' Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'' (1978), '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982), '' Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' (1985) and '' Vivah'' (2006). He composed music for many films and TV shows including Ramanand Sagar's epic ''

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'' (1987), which became iconic. He was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India in 2015 for his contribution to arts.

Early life and education

Ravindra Jain was born blind on 28 February 1944 to Pandit Indramani Jain and Kiran Jain as the third child of seven brothers and one sister. He belongs to the Jain community. His father was a Sanskrit pandit and his mother was a homemaker. His father recognised his talent and sent him to stalwarts like G.L. Jain, Janardhan Sharma and Nathu Ram for formal education in music. At a young age, he started singing bhajans at temples.Vats, Rohit
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Career

His works include '' Saudagar'', ''

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'', '' Nadiya Ke Paar'', '' Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' and ''

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''. He extensively used Yesudas and

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for singing his songs. He composed many religious albums in different Indian languages, including Bengali and Malayalam. He composed music for several television series. His music for Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana became iconic. Some of his most popular works on TV are '' Shri Krishna'', '' Alif Laila'', ''Jai Ganga Maiya'', ''Jai Mahalaxmi'', ''Shree Brahma Vishnu Mahesh'', ''Sai Baba'', ''Jai Maa Durga'', '' Jai Hanuman'', Sankat Mochan Hanuman and ''Maha Kavya Mahabharat''.

Personal life

Jain was married to Divya Jain, with whom he has a son Aayushmaan. He died in Mumbai on 9 October 2015 because of multiple organ failure.

Discography

Films

Television

* '' Ramayana'' (1987) * '' Shri Krishna'' (1993) * '' Alif Laila'' (1993) *'' Jai Veer Hanuman'' (1995) * '' Jai Hanuman'' (1997) * '' Sai Baba'' (2005) * '' Sankat Mochan Hanumaan'' (2012) * ''Jai Ganga Maiya'' * ''Jai Mahalaxmi'' * ''Shree Brahma Vishnu Mahesh'' * ''Jai Maa Durga'' * ''Maha Kavya Mahabharat'' * '' Ramayana'' (2008)

Awards

He was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India in 2015 for his contribution to arts. He received the Filmfare Best Music Director award for his work in '' Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' in 1985. Ravindra Jain won many other awards for his contribution to Indian music.

Legacy

His funeral was attended by numerous celebrities including Hema Malini,

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and Sooraj Barjatya. Prime minister Modi said: "He will be remembered for his versatile music and fighting spirit."

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