Kuldeep Manak Birth Anniversary: Here Are 10 Evergreen Songs Of The Legend

Kuldeep Manak was a well known Indian singer for singing a rare genre of Punjabi music, kali also known by its plural form kalian or kaliyan. Manak was generally regarded as the best Punjabi singers in the world. The singer was born on November 15, 1951 in the Bathinda district of Punjab. Manak's father, Nikka Khan, was a singer himself and he got into the same field.

Manak learned music under Ustad Khushi Muhammad Qawwal in village Bhuttiwala at Muktsar. He left Bathinda and moved to Ludhiana to pursue his career as a singer and started singing with Harcharan Singh.

Here we bring you his 10 evergreen songs, on his birth anniversary.

Ichhran Dhahan Mardi

Lok Tath

Tere Tille Ton

Maa Hundi Aa Maa

Ranjha Jogi Hoya

Heer Di Kali

Sucha

Jugni Yaran Di

Chadar

Banda Singh Bhadur

A statue of Kuldeep Manak has also been erected in Ludhiana near his residence as a tribute to singer. The singer breathed his last on November 30, 2011 at the age of 60.