New star of Bhojpuri singing: Sanju Singh

Songs and music have their importance in India. Apart from Hindi songs, people like songs in different languages like Bhojpuri, Haryanvi, Punjabi, Gujarati etc. Bhojpuri songs have a long history of their own and even today many Bhojpuri singers are famous in the country and abroad. Sanju Singh holds a special place among Bhojpuri singers.

Sanju Singh ji’s grandmother was a great singer, this had a great influence on you and you started singing different types of folk songs from childhood. Your grandmother was your teacher and you started learning singing and singing by listening to songs on the radio. Sanju Singh was born on February 2, 1978, in the lap of Mrs Surya Devi, the life partner of Mr Rajadhari Singh, a resident of Rajpur village, Buxar, Bihar. Your age must have been only 18 years when the parents made the dream of their daughter’s marriage and decided on a program to implement it. God has chosen Mr Binod Kumar Singh, serving as Inspector in the Home Guard Department in Uttar Pradesh, as your life partner. Mr Binod Kumar Singh ji, who worked as a living angel in police uniform and set an example by saving the lives of hundreds of people, gave priority to studies and led you in that direction and encouraged music meditation. It is said that God makes the couples, but for Sanju Singh ji and Binod Kumar Singh ji, this proves to be hundred per cent true.

After marriage, Sanju Singh ji continued his studies and singing practice due to the cooperation of his husband. After studying, she got higher education and got appointed as a teacher at Sohan Lal Inter College, Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Along with his teaching profession, he also continued singing Bhojpuri songs and got the auspicious opportunity to sing in front of eminent singer Shri Manoj Tiwari ji for the first time on the prestigious stage in Varanasi. Everyone was very impressed by your quality, from here your spirits got wings, and then you did not look back.

Recognizing the qualities of these magical voices Mallika started being invited to various programs day by day. The qualities of Sanju Singh ji kept improving and you started becoming famous fast by making Bhojpuri folk songs the basis of your singing. Now you are being invited to various prestigious programs of the country, Akashvani, Doordarshan etc. and the smell of your Bhojpuri folk singing started spreading all around. ‘Utho Lal ab aankhe kholo barton manjo kapde dholo’ and the folk song ‘Mard Chalisa/Pati Chalisa’ sung by you were heard by 23 crore people during the lockdown. Videos made on various social sites made the song number 1 on the top viral video on the national channel for two consecutive weeks. There is no music festival or program in the country in which the audience is not mesmerized by your melodious vocal waves. Bharat Gaurav Gatha song written by your husband Shri Binod Kumar Singh ji and sung by you “Corona Na Jaane Ab Ka-Ka Karai America Jaise Desh Mange Bharat Se Dawai” became very popular. It was also appreciated by the Information Department. The song written by Mr Binod Kumar Singh and sung by Mrs Manju Singh on the pain of daughters and Tathagat Gautam Buddha has become very popular. Whether it is Lucknow Mahotsav, Gorakhpur Mahotsav, Ramayana Mela Ayodhya or world-famous Sarnath Mahotsav, Makar Sankranti Mahotsav, you are invited to many prestigious events. You have done the work of hoisting the flag of your Bhojpuri singing very well everywhere. During the inauguration of Namami Gange’s Jagriti Yatra, you presented a self-composed song on the Ganga cleaning campaign in front of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath, it was highly appreciated. On 24 February 2019, the day the glorious Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji arrived at the Divya Kumbh, there was a wonderful cultural presentation of Sanju Singh ji’s program from Akshayvat Manch, which is the most memorable moment ever.

Sanju Singh ji has not only made the art of Bhojpuri folk singing, which is at the root of the country and culture, the basis of his singing but is also striving with full dedication towards improving it. Given your speciality, you have been honoured with various prestigious honours. Many of your albums have also been made which are very popular, among which the album “Maiya Sherawali” by Angle Music Group. The album is titled “Shubh Vivah” by Audio Web Company. The album titled “Daura Saja Li” by “Audio & Video Angle Music Company”. Album named “Saiya Mor Sipahiya” by Audio Web Company, Album named “Darshan Mai” by Audio Web Company. The album is titled “Naina Lage Re” by an Audio & Video Music Company. The popular album named “Aaja Nachle Navrate” is produced by the famous company named T Series and the album named “Kanwa Ke Bali” is produced by Audio Nice Company.