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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
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| caption = Surinder Singh (right) of Singh Bandhu receiving the Baba Allauddin Khan Award, 2011<br />
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| origin = India<br />
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]], Shabad<br />
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| current_members = Tejpal Singh, Surinder Singh<br />
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'''Singh Bandhu''' is an [[India]]n musical duo composed of brothers '''Tejpal Singh''' (b 1937) and '''Surinder Singh''' (b 1940), exponents of [[Hindustani classical music]] and [[Sikh music]] ([[shabad kirtan]]).<ref name=hindu04/><br />
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In 2004, Tejpal Singh and Surinder Singh were given a joint [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] from India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees|publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|archive-date=30 May 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Also in the same year, Surinder Singh was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref> <br />
{{cite web| title = Music : Brief recital, short shrift| url = http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301190200.htm<br />
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| archive-date = 18 November 2013<br />
|date=23 December 2005| work = [[The Hindu]]| access-date = 2013-11-18}}</ref> By this time (year 2004), the elder brother Tejpal Singh had become reclusive and had mostly stopped singing in public due to poor health. <ref name=hindu04/><br />
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==Biography==<br />
They started learning music during their childhood from elder brother G.S. Sardar. They also did Masters in music from [[Allahabad University]]. <ref name=hindu04/> <br />
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Subsequently, they learned [[khayal]] singing from [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]], the founder of [[Indore Gharana]].<ref name=hindu04/><ref>{{cite web| title = Bliss with blemishes|publisher= The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article472197.ece|date=18 June 2010| access-date = 2013-11-18}}</ref><br />
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They also performed shabads for the television film, ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas]]'' (1987) directed by [[Govind Nihalani]], including ''[[Deh Siva Var Mohe]]'', ''Avar Na Sujhe'' and ''Jo Lare Din Ke''.<ref>{{cite web| title = Tejpal Singh – Singer |publisher= MySwar| url = http://myswar.com/artist/tejpal-singh| access-date = 2013-11-18}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Surinder Singh, younger of the duo, married [[Dogri language]] poet [[Padma Sachdev]] (1940–2021) in 1966. Padma Sachdev was a [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1971) and [[Padma Shri]] (2001) recipient who wrote poetry in two languages, Dogri and Hindi. The couple first lived in Delhi, but later shifted to Mumbai where Padma Sachdev died in 2021 due to old age. The couple had one daughter, Meeta Sachdev. <ref name=hindu04>{{cite news |title=Song of the Singhs|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/06/stories/2004050600290300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040705145621/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/06/stories/2004050600290300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 July 2004 |date=6 May 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref> <ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/padma-sachdev-the-poet-who-took-dogri-language-to-great-heights-101628078562180.html</ref> <br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]<br />
[[Category:University of Allahabad alumni]]<br />
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