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'''Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa''' (12 April 1952 – 2 April 2020) was a Sikh [[Ragi (Sikhism)|Hazoori Ragi]] of [[Golden Temple|Darbar Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India]].<br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
Bhai Nirmal Singh was born on 12 April 1952 at Jandwala Bhimeshah in [[Fazilka]], Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tur|first=Jatinder Kaur|title=COVID-19: A Padma Shri awardee from the Mazhabi Sikh community was denied cremation spaces in Punjab|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/health/padma-shri-awardee-from-the-mazhabi-sikh-community-denied-cremation-spaces-in-punjab|access-date=2020-06-04|website=The Caravan|language=en}}</ref> In 1976, he graduated with a Diploma in [[Sikh music|Gurmat Sangeet]] from Shaheed Missionary College, Amritsar. In 1977–78, he served as a music teacher at Gurmat College in [[Rishikesh]] and later taught at Shaheed [[Sikh Missionary College]] in [[Sri Ganganagar]], [[Rajasthan]]. From 1979, he started serving as a Hazoori Ragi at [[Golden Temple|Darbar Sahib]]. He had performed [[Kirtan#In Sikhism|Kirtan]] at all [[Panj Takht|five Takhts]], various historical [[Gurdwara]]s across [[South Asia]] and throughout 71 countries. Bhai Sahib was a highly regarded ragi with knowledge of all 31 [[Raga|Raags]] of [[Guru Granth Sahib]].<br />
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For services in the field of arts, Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa was awarded the [[Padma Shri]],<ref>http://india.gov.in/myindia/myindia_frame.php?id=14, "Padma Awards at the Govt of India Portal".</ref> fourth highest [[Indian honours system|civilian award]] in the [[Republic of India]] in [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (2000–2009)|2009]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090401/jal.htm#1 | title=Bhai Nirmal Singh gets Padma Shree | date=31 March 2009 | newspaper=The Tribune | location=India | access-date=2 April 2020 }}</ref> He was the first Hazoori Ragi to receive this award.<br />
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==Death==<br />
On 2 April 2020, Nirmal Singh Khalsa died due to [[cardiac arrest]] after testing positive for [[coronavirus disease 2019]], at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/former-hazoori-ragi-nirmal-singh-khalsa-dead-had-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-64557 Former Hazoori Ragi Nirmal Singh Khalsa dead due to COVID-19] ''The Tribune''. Retrieved 2 April 2020.</ref> His body was cremated at village Fatehgarh Shukarchak in Amritsar.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}<br />
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[[Category:1952 births]]<br />
[[Category:2020 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Sikh religious leaders]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]<br />
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