Her body was brought home from the hospital on Sunday morning. For the past four days, she had been admitted to a private hospital. Her body has been kept at her house on Fatehgarh Churriyan road here. People from music and art background mourned her passing away. She was given the State Award by the Punjab government in 1991, Sangeet Puraskar by the Punjab Natak Akademi, the national Devi Ahilya Award by the Madhya Pradesh government in 2002 and the Shiromani Gayika Award by the Punjabi Language Department in 2008. Legends never die, they continue to live in their works. The Shiromani Gayika awardee will always be remembered for glorifying Punjabi folk on int'l platforms. y2pj3gjBd5ĭeeply saddened to know about the passing away of veteran singer Gurmeet Bawa Ji. My sincere condolences, thoughts & prayers are with her family. Her contribution to Punjabi folk music is indelible. Shocked and saddened to hear the news of Gurmeet Bawa Ji’s demise. She was one of the singers known for singing ‘Jugni’ after Alam Lohar and was the first Punjabi female singer to sing on Doordarshan. Her health deteriorated recently and she was admitted to a private hospital here where she died on Sunday morning.īawa was known for her long ‘hek’ that she could hold for about 45 seconds.

She had not been keeping well for some time.

Punjabi singer Gurmeet Bawa passed away here on Sunday.

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