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Hari Om Sharan (26 September 1932 – 18 December 2007) was an Indian Hindu devotional singer and lyricist. He devoted most of his career to singing devotional songs in praise of Sita, Rama, and Hanuman. As a Bhajan singer in the 1970s he recorded albums such as Premanjali Pushpanjali, and Daata Ek Ram. His bhajans namely 'Tera Ram ji Karenge Bedaa Paar', 'Maili Chadar Odhke Kaise', 'Aarti Kunj Bihari ki', 'Aisa Pyar Bahaa De Maiyya', 'Shree Radhey Govinda', 'Hanuman Chalisa', 'Govind Jai Jai Gopal Jai Jai' are very popular amongst devotees around the world. During his devotional recordings spanning over 35 years, he released over 20 Bhajan albums.[1]

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Hari Om Sharan
Hari Om Sharan
Background information
Born	(1932-09-26)26 September 1932 Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died	17 December 2007(2007-12-17) (aged 75) Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Playback singing
Occupation(s)	Singer and lyricist
Instrument(s)	Harmonium
Years active	1973–2007
Labels	HMV, T-Series, All India Radio

Biography

Early life

Hari Om Sharan was born in Lahore, now in Pakistan, on 26 September 1932. His family migrated to India, after the Partition of India in 1947.[2]

Recording career

He became a professional singer in 1973, singing his first album for HMV. During a trip to Guyana, he met Nandini, a Hindu Indo-Guyanese woman, whom he later married, and settled down with in India.[2]

He appeared briefly in an English film, Holy Smoke! (1999), as a singer.[3]

Singers pay tribute

In 2004, an album of Hari Om's bhajans, sung by the front runners of India's music industry, titled Hari Om – Salutation, was released. The contributors to this album included: Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, Sonu Nigam, Hariharan, Anup Jalota, Shankar Mahadevan, Richa Sharma, Sadhana Sargam, Shaan, Mahalaxmi Iyer, and Sunidhi Chauhan and was created by Neil Prashad. Percussionist Sivamani provides the backdrop.[4]

Bhajans

Bhajan	Album	Year
Aisa pyar baha de maiyya	–
Govind jai jai Gopal jai jai	–
Hanuman Chalisa	Hanuman Chalisa
Maili Chadar Odhake	Premanjali
Aarti Kunj Bihari ki	–
Pawansut vinati barambar	–
Prabhu hum pe kripa karna	–
Rakh laaj meri Ganpati	–
Shyam Kaho Sai Kaho	–
Bhaj govinda jai gopala	Sumiran	1980
Durgati harini Durga	Sumiran	1980
Jai bhola bhandari shivhar	Sumiran	1980
Ram rahim ram	Sumiran	1980
Tere naam ka sumiran karke	Sumiran	1980
Vinay meri sun lijiye	–
Na ye tera na ye mera	–
Sweekaro Mere Parnaam	Premanjali
Sai Teri Yaad Maha	Premanjali
Prabhu Ham Pre Kripa Karna	Premanjali
Ram Sumier Ke Rahem	Premanjali
Jagdambike Jai Jai Jag Janani Maa

Discography

• Pushpanjali (1972)
• Premanjali (1977)
• Sri Krishna Charit Maanas (Musical Drama – 1979)
• Jai Jai Shri Hanuman (1979)
• Devi Geet (1979)
• Sumiran (1980)
• Aaradhan (1981)
• Prabhupada Kripa (1981)
• Daata Ek Raam
• Bhakti Vandan
• Sri Hanuman Chalisa
• Aarti Archan
• Bhajan Uphaar
• Kabir Vani
• Chalo Man Vrindavan Ki Oor
• Bhajan Deepanjali
• Kahat Kabhir Suno Bhai Sadho
• Govind Ke Gun Ga Ley (1984)
• Sai Kripa (1984)
• Gunn Gaan (1994)
• Shiv Mahima (1994)
• Ram Bhakt Hanuman (1996)
• Sampoorna Sundara Kaand (1994)

Some rare songs worth special mention are "Koi Samjhe Bhakt" (Album:Gungaan); "Masjid kardi Dwarika","Vipda Mithanewale" (Album:Sai Kripa) and "Ab na bani to phir na banegi" (Album: Govind ke gun ga ley).

References

External links

• Hari Om Sharan all tracks on gaana.com
• Listen to Hari Om Sharan Bhajans online

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