Dhanbad / धनबाद / ধনবাদ
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From top clockwise: Dhanbad Railway Station, Golchakkar, Bank more (both)
Dhanbad / धनबाद / ধনবাদ Location of Dhanbad / धनबाद / ধনবাদ in Jharkhand
Coordinates	23°48′N 86°27′E / 23.8°N 86.45°E / 23.8; 86.45Coordinates: 23°48′N 86°27′E / 23.8°N 86.45°E / 23.8; 86.45
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District(s)	Dhanbad
Population • Density	1,195,298 (2011[update]) • 1,284 /km2 (3,326 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	2,052 square kilometres (792 sq mi) • 222 metres (728 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 82 xxxx • Telephone • +91326-XXXX XXXX • Vehicle • JH-10
Website	www.dhanbad.nic.in

Dhanbad (Hindi: धनबाद, Bengali: ধনবাদ) is a city in the state of Jharkhand, and is also known as the Coal Capital of India. Dhanbad is the 96th^[1] fastest growing city in the world.^[2] According to the 2011 census, Dhanbad is among the 53 cities of India with a population of more than one million and is the 42nd largest city.^[3] Among the rail divisions of Indian Railway, Dhanbad Rail Division is the second largest in terms of revenue generation after Mumbai division.

Dhanbad is famous for coal mining. Tata Steel, BCCL, ECL and IISCO (Indian Iron And Steel Company) are some of the companies having coal mines in the district. Coal mining, coal washing, and coke making are the main coal-related industries in the city. IISCO is now owned by SAIL, while BCCL and Eastern Coalfields Limited are subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL); these two companies are the largest operators of coal mines in Dhanbad, and have open cast mines as well as underground mines, whereas Tata Steel has mostly underground mines. These companies have developed townships for their employees. The prestigious Indian School of Mines is located in the heart of the city of Dhanbad.

Etymology[link]

Originally the name of Dhanbad was Dhanbaid which seems to have been derived from the word Dhan (paddy) and baid, i.e., the paddy land. The Dhanbad originated from the district of Manbhum occupied by Mundari or Kolarian races in the wilderness of South undivided Bihar. In the seventh century A.D. some information is available from the account of the travels of Hieun Tsang. These accounts narrate existences of a powerful kingdom which comprised the district and adjoining areas, ruled by Sasanka.^[4]

Geography and climate[link]

Dhanbad has an average elevation of 227 m (745 ft). Its geographical length (extending from North to South) is 15 miles (24 km) and the breadth (stretching across East to West) is 10 miles (16 km). It shares its boundaries with West Bengal in the Eastern and southern part, Dumka & Giridih in the North and Bokaro in the west. Dhanbad comes under the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

Dhanbad features climate that is transitional between a humid subtropical climate and a tropical wet and dry climate. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 47 °C. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall. In winter, the minimum temperature remains around 12 °C with a maximum of 22 °C. Damodar River is the main river flowing through the district. Katri, Jamunia, Gobai, Khudia and Irji are the other rivers flowing through the district. The Red soil is found in the area and is not that much fertile for good agricultural produce. Due to presence of two large dams in the district, many people are involved in pisciculture. Forests present in the district are of northern tropical dry deciduous type. In many of these forests, people are engaged in sericulture.

History[link]

Dhanbad has a rich history of growth, urbanisation and migration of people. The early history of the Dhanbad is shrouded in mystery. Details of even later periods are difficult to trace. The present district used to be a part of Manbhum. In the Settlement Report for Manbhum (1928) it was stated that no rock inscriptions, copper plates or old coins were discovered and not a single document of copper plate or palm leaf was found, during the Survey and Settlement operations. The oldest authentic documents produced were all on paper and barely even a hundred years old.^[5] Dhanbad was in Manbhum district from 1928 up to 1956.^[5] However, on 24 October 1956, Dhanbad was declared a District on the Recommendation of the States Reorganization Commission vide notification 1911. And from 1956 to 14 November 2000 it was under Bihar. At present it is in Jharkhand, after the creation of state on 15 November 2000.^[6]

Demography[link]

As of 2011^[update] India provisional census^[7] Dhanbad had a population of 1,195,298. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. It has a sex ratio of 908. Dhanbad has an average literacy rate of 75.71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85.78% and female literacy is 64.70%.^[8] In Dhanbad, 10.57% of the population is under 5 years of age. Majority of the population are people of Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. Besides people of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal followed by Marwari's and Punjabi have also settled in Dhanbad.

Civic administration[link]

Dhanbad is the Headquarter of the District and also the headquarter of DMC (Dhanbad Municipal Corporation). DMC was formed as per the State Government Notification dated 1/02/06 with merger of areas Jharia NAC, Sindri, NAC, Chhatandih NAC, Katras NAC. Dhanbad city elects one Member of Parliament. Also some part of the district comes under Giridih seat of Lok Sabha. There are six Legislative Assembly seat; they are Sindri, Baghmara, Dhanbad, Jharia, Nirsa, Tundi.

Dhanbad has District court and Labour Court-Industrial tribunal. Along with Mumbai, Dhanbad is the only city having two Labour Court-Industrial tribunals. Mineral Area Development Authority (MADA) looks after the development of the district.

Economy[link]

Coal mine

Dhanbad is a coal mining and industrial city and one of the busiest commercial centres in India. It is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in Jharkhand after Jamshedpur.

Dhanbad is famous for its coal mines and industrial establishments; it has 112 coal mines^[9] with a total produce of 27.5 million tonnes and an annual income of 7000 million Rupees through coal business. There are also number of coal washeries present there. The city is also known for its power generation plants. Hydro Power is being generated at Maithon and Panchet. Tata Power and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) are setting up a 1050 MW thermal power plant at Maithon.That project also completed and came to operation. Now one unit is running successfully. ONGC is using CBM (Coal beded methane) for power generation at some of the coal mines.

Sindri is an industrial township situated in Dhanbad district. Sindri is among the first industrial townships of India. ACC Cement factory and Projects & Development India Ltd. (PDIL) are situated there. Many sponge iron factory, refractory and ceramic factory are in Dhanbad district. Dhanbad will also come under Indian Railways Freight Corridor.

Language[link]

Hindi is the language of Dhanbad, kurmali, Santali and Bengali are also widely spoken. English is widespread in business and tourist areas. Additionally, speakers of Bhojpuri, Maithili, Urdu, Tamil, and Punjabi are present in significant numbers. Finally, several tribal languages are also spoken in the city, including Kurukh and Ho.

Famous places[link]

Bank More, Jharia, Bhuli, it is the Asia's largest labour colony, Big Bazar, Fame multiplex, Reliance Trends at Steel Gate, City Centre, Park Market, Birsa Munda park, Luby Circular Road, Koyla Bhawan, the BCCL Headquarter at Koyala Nagar, bansjora, loyabad and katras,pander pala(peepal ghanch),wasseypur,etc.

Government organizations[link]

• DGMS- Directorate General of Mines Safety, DGMS in short, is the Indian government regulatory agency for safety in mines and oil-fields.

• CIMFR, Barwa Road Campus- Erstwhile CMRI, the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) Dhanbad, is a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) was aimed to provide R&D inputs for the entire coal-energy chain from mining to Consumption through integration of the Core Competencies of the two (CFRI & CMRI) premier Coal institution of the country.Koyla factory.

• CIMFR, Digwadih Campus. Erstwhile CFRI.

• CMPF- Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization.

• CCWO- Central Coal Washery organization, unit of BCCL is situated at saraidhela. which looks after the works of all coal washeries of Bharat Cocking Coal Limited.

• CCSO- Central Coal Supply Organization (CCSO), a unit of SAIL, is situated in Saraidhela, Dhanbad District of Jharkhand and has branch offices at Kolkata, Asansol, Adra and Bilaspur.

Central Coal Supply Organization with its skilled man-power looks after the daily movement of Indigenous washed coking coal and boiler coal to SAIL steel plants; BSP, RSP, DSP, BSL and ISP by continuous follow up and liaison with the CIL subsidiaries such as Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Dhanbad, Central Coalfields Limited(CCL), Ranchi and many other collieries.

• BEML- BEML Limited (formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited) was established in May 1964 as a Public Sector Undertaking for manufacture of Rail Coaches & Spare Parts and Mining Equipment. At Dhanbad it has its marketing unit near Kola Kusuma, Saraidhela.

• Other Govt. Organizations such as HMT is also situated at Dhanbad near Bhuli.

Education[link]

Indian School of Mines main building

BIT Sindri, Dhanbad

DAV Public School, Koyla Nagar

ISM, The Indian School of Mines, was started by Britishers in 1926. Located in Dhanbad, it draws students from all over India through IIT-JEE, as well as other countries. It is one of the pioneer universities of its kind in Asia. Situated in the heart of the country’s prime coking coal belt, 260 km from Kolkata with a campus spread over 88 hectares, the fully residential ISM has all the facilities of world-class academic institute. What started as an institution to impart mining education has graduated into a full-fledged technical institution of international acclaim offering a host of programmes like B. Tech., M. Tech., M. Sc. Tech., and MBA. In addition the School offers M. Phil. and full as well as part time Ph. D. programmes, while also awarding D.Sc. as the highest degree of academic achievement. Up to 1967 it was a pure government institute where the faculties were recruited through the UPSC Selection Board. ISM had an All India Character and national outlook from the very day of its inception.

The all round achievement by the graduates of Indian School of Mines in nation building was duly recognized and the School was granted university status under the UGC Act in 1967. From 1996–97 the school came directly under the Ministry of HRD.

BIT Sindri, founded in 1949, BIT Sindri is a technical institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various branches of engineering approved by All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi. It is wholly owned by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi and affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag., known as Birsa Institute of Technology (BIT Sindri).BIT,Sindri was started as College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in 1949 at Patna. After one year it was shifted to Sindri on 17 November 1950 and thus was born BIT Sindri. It is the one of the oldest engineering college in India.

PMCH, Patliputra Medical College and Hospital. Apart from these, there are many other colleges.

Some schools are as follows in Dhanbad.

• De-Nobili School,CFRI/CMRI/Maithon/Mugma/Bhuli/Sijua/Sindri/Chandrapura(CTPS)
• Zila School, Dhanbad.
• P.K. Roy Memorail College, Dhanbad.
• DAV Public School, Koyla Nagar.
• Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Bank More, Dhanbad
• TATA D.A.V SCHOOL, SIJUA/Jamadoba
• Telmocho And Lohapatti,Damodar River
• Delhi Public School, Dhanbad
• Mount Carmel, CFRI/CMRI/Jharudih
• Dhanbad Public School
• Lions Public School, Sindri
• Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Sindri
• Kendriya Vidyalaya, Station Road/Steel Gate/Maithan Dam
• Indian School of Learning, ISM/Jharia
• St. Xavier's International School, Hirak Ring Road
• Rajkamal Saraswati Vidya Mandir, (RSVM), Ashok Nagar/Bhuli
• D.A.V Public School Baniahir (Lodna)/Barora/Koyla Nagar/Dari Muhalla/CFRI (Digwadih)/Lodna/Moonidih/Purana/Sijua/Mahuda
• Doon Public School, Kusum Vihar
• Holy Mother's Academy, Katras
• Kamal Katesaria Montessori, Hirak Road

Some local schools of Dhanbad are as follows:

• Chhotanagpur Academy, Housing Colony
• Kids Garden, Hirapur,Dhanbad
• Abhoya Sundri Girls School,Harimandir Road, Dhanbad
• HE School, Bhisti Para, Dhanbad
• Pran Jivan Academy
• Millat School, Dhanbad
• Imperial school of learning 'bhuli', Dhanbad
• B.S.K.College,Maithon
• saraswati vidya mandir bhuli nagar, Dhanbad

Transport[link]

Road[link]

Anything from cycle rickshaws, auto Rickshaws to all modern means of transportation are available within the city. Private and State buses are available for inter-city traveling. National Highway 2 and National Highway 32 are the major highways passing through Dhanbad. NH 2 has now been converted into Golden Quadrilateral (GQ). Golden Quadrilateral starts from Kolkata and ends at Delhi. From Dhanbad to Kolkata, Golden Quadrilateral will be converted into six lane expressway; NH 32 connects Govindpur to Bokaro-Jamshedpur.- Barbil.

Rail[link]

Dhanbad has a very good rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kochi, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Pune, Guwahati etc. Dhanbad Rail Division comes under East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line passes through Dhanbad junction, it connects Howrah and New Delhi. CIC rail line starts from Dhanbad and ends at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. There is one more rail line passing through the district, it starts at Kharagpur and ends at Gomoh, this rail line comes under South Eastern Railway. Dhanbad is connected with almost all states through rail network. Each and every train through this has a stop at Dhanbad,other than the Sealdah New Delhi & Howrah New Delhi Duronto Exp,which also has a Technical Halt,but not to be used for Commercial Purposes.

Double-decker train standing on the platform of Dhanbad railway station

On October 1, 2011, India's first AC double-decker train was flagged off to connect Howrah and Dhanbad. With this India joins the league of Europe and North America that run multi-deck trains.As on Oct 2011, the train runs daily except Sunday, departing from Howrah at 8:30 am to arrive at Dhanbad at 12:45 pm, and on return trip it departs Dhanbad at 6:30 pm to arrive at Howrah at 10:40 pm. It has a maximum permissible speed of 110 kilometres (68 mi) with stops at Bardhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Barakar and Kumardhubi on both legs of the route. This new AC design has several features namely stainless steel body, high-speed Eurofima design bogies with air springs and other safety-features. The coaches have a control discharge toilet system.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Air[link]

Currently there is no air-link though there is an airstrip near Barwa-adda. A commercial Airport was planned to be set up at Barwadda, but no significant progress has been made yet. The nearest airports to Dhanbad are^[14]

1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 140 kilometres (87 mi)
2. Gaya Airport 207 kilometres (129 mi)
3. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 269 kilometres (167 mi)
4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 271 kilometres (168 mi)

Politics[link]

Mannan Mallick of Congress won in the 40 Dhanbad assembly constituency defeating Raj Kumar Sinha of BJP in 2009.^[15] Pashupati Nath Singh of BJP defeated Mannan Mallik of Congress in 2005, Prasadi Sao of RJD in 2000, and Ramadhar Yadav of JD in 1995. Surendra Prasad Roy of Congress defeated S.K.Shriva of JD in 1990 and Ram Chander Singh of Janata Party in 1985. Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh of Congress defeated Gopi Kant Bakshi of CPI(M) in 1980 and Kalawati Devi of Janata Party.^[16][17]

Dhanbad assembly constituency is part of Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency).^[18]

There are number of Student Union is positively participating like ISU (Indian Student Union), NSUI, ABVP, CYJM (Chhatra Yuva Jagran Manch, AJSU, etc.

Media and sports[link]

Hindi newspaper are mainly published from the city, among them Hindustan Dainik is the most popular, followed by Prabhat Khabar, Dainik Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar,HindustanTimes Supplementary, "Dhanbad Bokaro Live" is published from Dhanbad.

Doordarshan relay station is present in Dhanbad near Koyla Nagar. There are some local news channels in the city such as Aj ka such, Chhotanagpur Times DIVINE News etc. DIVINE News successfully relay seven district of jharkhand.

FM radio is available as Vividh Bharti Service of All India Radio at 101.8 MHz. producer& director Daljit Singh (Dillu) short movie Hindustan Hamara,& its the realty are successful movies.

Cricket is the most popular sport in Dhanbad, followed by Football. Dhanbad is one of the centres where 34th National Games^[19] was organized. Cricket Stadiums at present are at Tata Steel Stadium Digwadih, Nehru Stadium Jealgora and Railway Stadium where Ranji Trophy matches are organised. Women's International Cricket were also played at Railway Stadium Football matches of national level were played at Railway Stadium (but now it is convertwd into Cricket Stadium by the Railway management)and Sijua Stadium.

From the 12 to 26 Feb during 34th National Games Netball was played at ISM Capmus, Sepak Takraw in Indoor Stadium, Rowing, Kayaking & Canoing at Maithon Dam, Traithlon and Squash was organized at ISM Campus and Officer Club of the Dhanbad City.

Tourist attractions[link]

• Maithon – The Lake at Maithon is spread across an area of 65 km². Boating is available here. A Bird Sanctuary and Deer park is also present near this place. From Dhanbad Railway Station, the distance is 45 km.This is the most popular picnic spot. During the 15th December to 20 January lacs of people comes for picnic.

• Kalyaneshwari temple – This temple of Maa Kalyaneshwari is very close to Maithon.

• Topchanchi Lake – This lake is a very famous Picnic spot. Situated at Golden quadrilateral, 37 km from Dhanbad railway station. This lake is surrounded by green hills of Parasnath and forest.

• Bhatinda Falls – The Waterfall is near Moonidih, 14 km from Dhanbad railway station. Surrounded by greenery, this place draws lot of crowd specially in winter.

• Panra – Panra is near Nirsa. This place has derived its name from Pandavas. According to the locals, pandavas spent some time here during their exile. A temple of Pandeshwar mahadev is also present.

• Shakti Mandir – This is one of the most famous Hindu Temple in Dhanbad. It is situated in the main city. Temple of Goddess Durga draws large crowd throughout the year.

• Lillori-sthan Mandir – An ancient temple of Goddess Kali is present here. Situated on the bank of river katri. This Place is 19 km from Dhanbad Railway station.

• Chark- khurd – This place is known for its hot water spring. It is in tundi.

• Gopalpur – Situated in Nirsa. This place contains ancient structures built during the period of emperor Ashoka. A large stone image of emperor Ashok is also present here.
• Panchet Dam – Around 54 km from Dhanbad Railway station is a popular picnic spot.
• Birsa Munda Park – Around 8 km from Dhanbad Railway station is a Park in around 25 acre land and prime picnic spot for the people. -->
• Jagannath Temple, Dhansar—One of the most famous Hindu temple in the city, about 1 km from Bank More on the left side of the road connecting Jharia, opposite of reliance fresh. Temple of Lord Jagannath, famous for the car festival.
• Bhuphor Mandir – 6 km away on NH-32 from Railway station towards Govindpur.

Rivers[link]

Damodar River

The Damodar is the most important river of the Chotanagpur plateau. It rises in Palamu and flows eastward between the plateaus of Ranchi and Hazaribag. It is joined by the Bokaro, the Konar and the Barakar rivers. The Damodar enters Dhanbad district at its confluence with the Jamuria, a stream which marks the western boundary of Dhanbad with Hazaribagh District. Further east, the Damodar is joined by the Katri River which rises in the foot hills below Parasnath and traverses through the Coal-field Area. The Damodar flows for about 77 km. through the district being joined by the Barakar at its eastern border near Chirkunda. The Panchet dam extending to roughly 6 km is built on river Damodar. The hydal station there generates 40,000 K.W. per hour (sicsic).

The Barakar, which forms the northern boundary of the district, traverses about 77 km. In the district. It flows in south westerly direction up to Durgapur and then south till it joins the Damodar near Chirkuda. The Maithon dam is located on this river about 13 km off its confluence with the Damodar. Attached to it is the Maithan Power Station with a generating capacity of 60,000 K.W.H.

Among other small rivers in the district are Gobai, the Ijri, and the Khudia besides the river Katri.

Shopping centres and malls[link]

Bank More being the central hub for Shopping, The major place is Wasseypur and now the city has malls and shopping centres spread across length and breadth of Dhanbad city namely City Centre, City Style-Dutta Tower(Hirpur), Ozone Galleria Big Bazaar, Ozone Plaza (Bank More), Sri Ram Plaza, Urmila Tower, The family Store, New Market, Park Market (Hirapur) & City Centre (Bartand). These are the places where one can shop and many more upcoming, namely Prabhatam Grand, Center-Point Mall(With Bank, Retail Shops, Food Court containing Restaurants,PVR Cinemas Multiplex), Shristi Plaza (First Green Project of Jharkhand)^[20] creating shopping paradises and housing major brands for people of Dhanbad.

Presently Fame is the biggest Multiplex in Jharkhand state situated in the Ozone Galleria Mall, Saraidhela. Fame Dhanbad,^[21] the multiplex has 4 screens with a seating capacity of 996 people.

Festivals[link]

Durga Puja Mandap

Dhanbad is home to people from all across India. Vishwakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Durga Puja, Chhath, Deepawali, Holi, Eid, Moharram, Guru Purnima and Christmas are among the long list of festivals celebrated in Dhanbad.

References[link]

External links[link]

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Udit Narayan Jha, popularly known as Udit Narayan is a playback singer in commercial, Maithili language, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Garhwali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Oriya, Assamese, Maithili and Bengali language cinema. Narayan has sung in 32 different languages.^[1] He has won three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards. In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Career[link]

Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district, Nepal.^[2] His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.

Narayan studied at P.B. School, Rajbiraj, where he passed his S.L.C.(class 10) and later obtained his intermediate from Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, mostly known as RR campus Kathmandu.

Udit Narayan began his career in Nepal singing for Radio Nepal as a staff artiste for Maithili and Nepali folk songs. He sang many popular nepali folk, modern songs in Radio Nepal. His first filmy playback singing was for Nepali film Sindur.It was a comedy song for famous nepali comedians (Late) GopalRaj Mainali (Chankhe) and Basundhara Bhushal (Nakkali). It was a duet song with Sushmaa Shrestha now known as Poornima in Hindi film Industry. After eight years in that role, Indian Embassy offered him the chance to study classical music at a prestigious school in Bombay, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan on a music scholarship. He moved to Bombay in 1978.

He got his first break in 1980, when noted music director (composer) Rajesh Roshan asked him to playback for the Hindi film Unees Bees, and was given the opportunity to sing with the veteran Mohammed Rafi. He later provided playback for a number of films, the most notable being Sannata (1981), Bade Dil Wala (1983) and Tan-Badan (1986). The actual success story of his career began in 1988 when Anand-Milind gave him the oppportunity to sing all the songs for the successful Bollywood movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, earning him a Filmfare Award.^[3] The film also brought actor Aamir Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and playback singer Alka Yagnik to stardom. After the success of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, he became one of the leading playback singers in the Indian film industry.

He has worked with musicians like Rahul Dev Burman, Rajesh Roshan, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Kalyanji-Anandji, Bappi Lahiri, A. R. Rahman, Anand-Milind, Nadeem-Shravan, Jatin Lalit, Anu Malik, Jagjit Singh, Uttam Singh, Raam Laxman, Ilayaraja, Bhupen Hazarika, Shiv-Hari, Ravindra Jain, Madan Mohan, Vishal Bhardwaj, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Himesh Reshammiya, Viju Shah, Vidyasagar, M. M. Keeravani, Ismail Darbar, Anand Raj Anand, Aadesh Shrivastava, Arun Paudwal, Pritam Chakraborty, Sajid-Wajid, Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sohail Sen, Nikhil Vinay, Sandesh Shandilya, Ram Sampath, Rahul Sharma, Daboo Malik, Sukhwinder Singh, Roop Kumar Rathod, Adnan Sami, Sanjeev Darshan, Vishal-Shekhar, Ajay-Atul, and directors like Yash Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ashutosh Gowariker and Karan Johar. Some of those films include Lagaan, Darr, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil To Pagal Hai, Mohabbatein, Devdas, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Swades and Veer Zaara. He has also sung hit songs for actors like Aamir Khan, Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Saif Ali Khan, Bobby Deol, Hrithik Roshan and Ajay Devgan. Udit's capability as a playback singer knows no bounds, as he has been magnanimously acclaimed in every kind of melody - soulful, romantic, fast-paced and recently, even pop. Udit has an extremely versatile tone which appears to flawlessly suit every Indian hero on screen. And today, innumerable awards and accolades later, Udit Narayan possesses one of the largest arrays of hit songs in the industry.

Udit Narayan has sung many songs with Lata Mangeshkar in many successful Hindi films like Darr, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Dil To Pagal Hai, Mohabbatein, Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai, Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain, Veer-Zaara, Lagaan, Mujhse Dosti Karoge to name some. He has sung maximum duets with Alka Yagnik. They have sung for movies Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Raja, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Raja Hindustani, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., One 2 Ka 4, Lagaan, Tere Naam, Kyon Ki to name a few. Udit Narayan is best known for his exceptional vocal quality and his originality. His vocal quality often compared with the Bollywood veteran singers like Kishore Kumar and Mohammad Rafi. His voice never resembled any of the old singers. Many musical biggies like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Pankaj Udhas and Anup Jalota believes that Udit Narayan is the best in his generation for his quality in voice and originality Udit Narayan has been hailed as the screen voice of Shahrukh Khan and has sung many songs for him in famous movies like Darr, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Mohabbatein, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Devdas, Chalte Chalte and Swades for which he won his third National Film Award for the song "Yeh Taara Woh Taara".

At the same time, he sang in Nepalese movies, and also acted in two Nepali films Kusume Rumal and Pirati. He has worked in Nepalese films as well, in particular for composer Shambhujeet Baskota. During his early singing career, he performed songs composed by Shiva Shankar, Natikaji and Gopal Yonjan. In 2004, he released his first private Nepalese album, Upahaar, in which he also sang duets with his wife Deepa Jha. At the Hits FM Awards in 2004 he won awards in two major categories for the album, Record of the Year and Album of the Year.^{[citation needed]} Some of Narayan's other private albums are Bhajan Sangam, Bhajan Vatika, I love You, Dil Deewana, Yeh Dosti, Love is Life, Jhumka de Jhumka, Sona No Ghadulo, Dhuli Ganga, and Ma Tarini.

He was in the panel of judges of Indian Idol 3 along with music composer Anu Malik and female playback singer Alisha Chinai on Sony TV.

He was in the panel of judges on Sony TV for Waar Pariwaar, a reality show based on the bringing together of a singing gharana (family of singers). He shared judging duties with fellow playback singer Kumar Sanu and Jatin Pandit of the famous music duo Jatin-Lalit. Indian Idol 3 judge, Saregama many time special gust, X Factor, Jo Jita wo super Star special judges

Narayan has performed in many stage shows in India and abroad and is the recipient of a large number of awards. These include Screen Videocon Award, MTV Best Video Award and Pride of India Gold Award.

In 2009, Narayan was considering running as a candidate for the Padma Shri.^[2] In 2010, Udit Narayan with Madhushree sang for the English independent film "When Harry Tries to Marry"

Personal life[link]

Narayan is a resident of Mumbai.^[4] He is married and has one son. His second wife Deepa Narayan, whom he married in 1985, is a singer, and the two recorded an album together titled Dil Deewana. Their son is Aditya Narayan who is a former child actor, singer and television presenter. Aditya Narayan started his singing for child artists in Nepali film with his father before starting his singing career in Hindi movies in the 1990s and also acted in a few films.

Awards and nominations[link]

Honours[link]

• 2009: Padma Shri, India's 4th highest civilian honour.^[5]

• He has received Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu,one of the highest honor given to the civilians traditionally given by the king and now by Nepalese president, by the late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.

• Maharashtra Ratna Award from Government of Maharashtra in 2011

[edit] National Film Awards

National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer

[edit] Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Best Male Playback Award

Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Nominated):

[edit] Star Screen Awards

Star Screen Award Best Male Playback:

[edit] Zee Cine Awards

Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male:

[edit] IIFA Awards

IIFA Best Male Playback Award:

[edit] Bollywood Movie Awards

Notable Bollywood Filmography[link]

Notable and Popular Kannada songs[link]

Year	Film	Song Name
1999	Upendra	"Mtv Subbulakshmige"
2001	Friends	"Thakadhimi"
2001	Friends	"Saavira Kanassina"
2001	Parva	"Dholu Dholu Dangura"
2001	Parva	"Sadhane Paramapada"
2001	Parva	"Antharanga Aasegala"
2001	Sundara Kanda	" Maina Maina "
2002	Appu	"Baare Baare"
2002	Appu	"Ellinda Aarambhavo"
2002	Chandu	"Saddillade"
2002	Chandu	"Kanyakumari"
2002	Thuntaata	" Kaathura "
2002	Hollywood	"Choo Bide"
2002	Hollywood	"Prema Prema"
2003	Abhi	"Sum Sumne"
2003	Abhi	"Ee Nanna Kannane"
2003	Chigurida Kanassu	"Aaha Enidenidenu"
2003	Chigurida Kanassu	"Ninna kanda kshana"
2003	Gokarna	"Aaseye dukhakke moola"
2003	Gokarna	"Jwara Illade"
2003	Kutumba	"Mujhe Kuch Kuch Hogaya"
2003	Kutumba	"Alukku Balukina"
2003	Laali Haadu	"Preethige"
2003	Malla	"Olagirod Horagidre"
2003	Nandi	"Kadalu Daati Banda"
2004	Aaptha Mitra	"Pata Pata"
2004	Kalasipalya	"Pete Pete Rap"
2004	Mourya	"Pilla Pilla"
2004	Mourya	"Haadali Karunaadali"
2004	News	"Munjaaneya"
2004	News	"Good Morning"
2004	Saahukara	" Maleyaaliya Pada "
2005	Namma Basava	"Andondittu Kaala"
2005	Kaashi from Village	"Yeh Kiccha"
2005	Kaashi from Village	"Goli Maro"
2005	Shastri	" Sum Sumne "
2005	Rishi	" Enendu Naa Helalaare "
2005	Aakash	"Habba Habba"
2005	Anna Thangi	"Dum Dum Dum Thavaralli"
2005	Auto Shankar	"Kacchi Kacchi"
2005	Ayya	"Ee Prema"
2005	Ayya	"Tabla Tabla"
2005	Chappale	"Enivaaga"
2006	Chelaata	"Pata Pata Pataaki"
2006	Chellata	"Ishtano Ishtano"
2006	Mungaru Male	"Kunidu Kunidu Baare"
2006	Hatavaadi	"Thai Thai"
2006	Kariya	"Nannali Naanilla"
2006	Ravi Shastri	"Muthu Muthu"
2006	Ravi Shastri	"Sangeetha"
2007	Krishna	"Gollara Golla"
2007	Milana	"Anthu Inthu"
2007	Ee Bandhana	"Chanda Nanna"
2007	Gaalipata	"Aaha Ee Bedaru Bombege"
2008	Dhimaku	"Huccha annu"
2008	Haage Summane	"Naanenu Nambodilla"
2008	Kamannana Makkalu	"Chee Chee"
2008	Mussanje Maathu	"O Hrudaya"
2008	Sathya In Love	" Golla Golla "
2008	Vamshi	" Maayagaathi "
2010	Chiru	"Shambho Shiva Shankara"
2010	Chiru	"Olavannu helu"
2011	Raam[disambiguation needed ]	" Nanna Thutiyalli "

Notable Tamil songs[link]

[edit] Notable Haryanvi and Telugu songs

Notable Malayalam film songs[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Udit Narayan at the Internet Movie Database