Who is Divya Kumar? Playback singer whose Ram Bhajan mesmerized PM Modi

New Delhi: Not many days are left in the historic Pran Prathishta ceremony (inauguration) of Ayodhya’s newly built Ram Temple. The entire nation is already buzzing with excitement as countrymen are gearing up to welcome Lord Rama in the holy city of Ayodhya after a long gap of over 500 years.

Be it the traditional dances, the bright lighting, or the iconic ‘Jai Shree Ram’ chants, the atmosphere of the country is filled with vibes of devotion & celebration, and mesmerizing Lord Rama’s Bhajans are being sung and played in every devotee’s house.

One such enchanting track, voiced by renowned playback singer Divya Kumar titled ‘Har Ghar mandir har Ghar Utsav’, was today shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the same is now garnering the attention of netizens.

Sharing Divya’s Soulful track, PM Modi, on Saturday, took to his Twitter (X) handle and wrote,” After a prolonged period of time, the merry moment of the establishment of Lord Rama’s temple is finally knocking at our doors. From North to South, the hails of Lord Ram are being heard in the entire nation, and hearing this will make you experience the atmosphere of faith and devotion”

Have a Look:

सदियों के इंतजार के बाद अयोध्या धाम में सुमंगल की घड़ी नजदीक है। इस पुण्य अवसर को लेकर उत्तर से दक्षिण और पूरब से पश्चिम तक, हर ओर प्रभु श्री राम का जयकारा गूंज रहा है। आस्था और भक्ति के इसी वातावरण का अनुभव आपको इस प्रस्तुति से होगा।#ShriRamBhajan https://t.co/2gsNXgUpBc

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 13, 2024

Who is Divya Kumar?

For the unaware, the singer whose soothing Bhajan PM Modi recently shared is Bollywood’s acclaimed singer Divya Kumar. Divya hails from a musical family with both his dad Bhagwan Shivram and granddad Pandit Shivram being a well-known musician and composers (respectively) of their time.

The singer made his debut in the Bollywood industry back in 2012 with his track Alah Niranjan in the movie Tutiya Dil. Following that, he never looked back and went on giving his voice in several superhit movies. Some of his most celebrated Hindi tracks are Maston ka Jhund (Bhag Milkha Bhag) Jee Karda (Badlapur) Vande Matram (ABCD) Pyar Ki Maa Ki (Housefull 3) Halka Halka (Fanney Khan), Panghar (Roohi) and Atrangi Kissa( Fukrey 3).

 

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Notably, other than singing in the Hindi film industry, Divya has also given his captivating voice in several regional movies including Tamil Telugu, Rajasthani, and Gujarati.

How successful was Divya Kumar on TV?

Besides working in the movies, Divya has even graced MTV’s iconic Television show MTV Unplugged where an an entire episode was dedicated to his super hit tracks. 2017’s popular Hindi TV soap Satrangai Sasurat also featured him as a playback singer.

Meanwhile, check out these soulful songs sung by Divya in his captivating voice: