‘He Sang Kirtan In Gurdwara’: Arijit Singh’s Father On Family’s Journey From Lahore To Bengal | Bollywood News
Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 19:00 IST Arijit Singh’s father reveals how their Sikh family moved from Lahore after Partition and shares memories of the singer singing kirtan in Jiaganj. Arijit Singh’s father opens up about their family’s migration from Lahore after Partition and recalls the singer’s early days singing kirtan at a local gurdwara in Jiaganj. When Arijit Singh announced his retirement from playback singing on January 27, 2026, the news left fans stunned across the country. While the music industry grappled with disbelief, a quieter narrative was unfolding far from Mumbai’s studios in Jiaganj, a small riverside town in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. It is here that Arijit was born, raised and continues to remain deeply anchored. A Family Journey From Lahore To Bengal In a conversation with The Telegraph India, Arijit’s father Surinder Singh revisited the family’s journey that began long before the singer’s rise to fame. “Our ancestral home was near Lahore. After Partition, my father and his three brothers migrated to Lalgola,” he shared. Like countless families displaced during Partition, the …






