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Published: 19 June 2022

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At the age of 13, Surinder Kaur went to Lahore radio station so that they could audition her for singing on radio for childrens' programs. When she stood in front of the mike and sang, the officials were surprised. One of them said, "Her voice is that of a mature singer, we will not use her for kids programs, but will use her for folk songs." That day she became a radio singer. For her first recording, she was paid Rs 25. That amount was huge for her. When her songs were broadcast on radio, the whole family was listening to the program. All of their faces were full of joy. Everybody was hugging here and giving her their blessings.

From the book on her by Nindar Ghugianavi.

 Surinder Kaur, Narinder Kaur, Prakash Kaur (three sisters)

 Dolly Guleria (her daughter), Surinder Kaur, her husband Prof Joginder Sodhi.

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Published: 18 October 2021

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In the first song of this film, 'Ai Sanam Yah Zindagee Aayee Hai Lekar'. Cuckoo is dancing with friends. But there is a guy with a harmonium-type keyboard musical instrument!

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Published: 06 June 2022

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As many people, including me, suspected the photo of Surendranath that I posted in the previous Musing was wrongly labeled. The surname 'Sen' was a mistake.

I was able to contact his son Kailash Surendranath on Whatsapp and he confirmed that he never used a last name. He also said that his grandfather called himself Pundit Ralia Ram Sharma, so that is their last name. But he re-iterated that nobody in the family has used the Sharma last name.

And he is definitely BA, not MA.

Here is his entry from the Indian Motion Picture Almanac & Who's Who (1953).

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