Hari Om Sharan


Hari Om Sharan was an Indian Hindu devotional singer and lyricist. He devoted most of his career in singing devotional songs in praise of Sita, Rama, and Hanuman. As a Bhajan singer in the 1970s he recorded albums such as Premanjali Pushpanjai, and Data Ek Ram. His bhajan namely 'Tera Ram ji Karenge Bedaa Paar', 'Maili Chadar Odhke Kaise', 'Aarti Kunj Bihari ki', 'Aisa Pyar Bahaa De Maiyya', 'Shree Radhey Govinda', 'Hanuman Chalisa', 'Govind Jai Jai Gopal Jai Jai' are very popular amongst devotees around the world. During his devotional recordings spanning over 35 years, he released over 20 Bhajan albums.

Biography

Early life

Hari Om Sharan was born in Lahore, now in Pakistan, on 26 September 1932. His family migrated to India, after the Partition of India in 1947.

Recording career

He became a professional singer in 1973, singing his first album for HMV. During a trip to Guyana, he met Nandini, a Hindu Indo-Guyanese, whom he later married, and settled down in India.
He appeared briefly in an English film, Holy Smoke!, as a singer.

Singers pay tribute

In 2004, an album of Hari Om's bhajans, sung by the front runners of India's music industry, titled Hari Om – Salutation, was released. The contributors to this album included: Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, Sonu Nigam, Hariharan, Anup Jalota, Shankar Mahadevan, Richa Sharma, Sadhana Sargam, Shaan, Mahalaxmi Iyer, and Sunidhi Chauhan and was created by Neil Prashad. Percussionist Sivamani provides the backdrop.

Bhajans

BhajanAlbumYear
Aisa pyar baha de maiyya-
Govind jai jai Gopal jai jai-
Hanuman ChalisaHanuman Chalisa-
Maili Chadar OdhakePremanjali-
Aarti Kunj Bihari ki-
Pawansut vinati barambar-
Prabhu hum pe kripa karna-
Rakh laaj meri Ganpati-
Shyam Kaho Sai Kaho-
Bhaj govinda jai gopalaSumiran1980
Durgati harini DurgaSumiran1980
Jai bhola bhandari shivharSumiran1980
Ram rahim ramSumiran1980
Tere naam ka sumiran karkeSumiran1980
Vinay meri sun lijiye-
Na ye tera na ye mera-
Sweekaro Mere ParnaamPremanjali-
Sai Teri Yaad MahaPremanjali-
Prabhu Ham Pre Kripa KarnaPremanjali-
Ram Sumier Ke RahemPremanjali-
Jagdambike Jai Jai Jag Janani Maa--

Discography

Some rare songs worth special mention are "Koi Samjhe Bhakt" ; "Masjid kardi Dwarika","Vipda Mithanewale" and "Ab na bani to phir na banegi".