Profile
Settings
Refer your friends
Sign out
Punjabi music is well-known not only in India but has also become popular in other parts of the world; that has been influenced to some extent by Indian culture and its people. Many Punjabi singers have made a mark overseas and continue to produce music that is enjoyable to even those who do not speak Punjabi. It is no doubt that Punjabi Singers are well-known in their native country and Western countries, wherein we see influencers with millions of followers covering the songs sung by the Punjabi singers. Indian music is often known overseas because of Punjabi singers and the versatile music of their songs.
Let us look at the most popular Punjabi artists who are considered the best Punjabi singers in the industry.
Babbu Mann
Babbu Mann was born in 1975 and is also called the King of the Punjabi Music Industry because of his great talents as a singer and as an actor. He has acted in several movies as well as in his music videos. He has been in the music industry of Punjab for several years now and has been a boon to Punjab’s entertainment industry. The King of the Punjabi industry is a singer, music composer, lyricist, director, producer, and screenwriter, which makes him one of the most talented Punjabi artists today and also has given many hits, including Dil Tan Pagal Hai, Pakki Kanak, Koonj, etc. that have boosted his fame to extreme heights and kept increasing his followers and fans day by day. The multitalented King of Punjabi Industry also has notable movies such as Hero Hitler In Love, Hawayein, Hashar, and several others well received by the audience.
Hardy Sandhu
Hardy Sandhu was born on 6th September 1986 and is considered one of the best Punjabi singers today. He made a mark not only in the Punjabi music industry but also in Bollywood. He has sung not only Punjabi folk songs but is popular for his pop songs also that are combined with Punjabi beats. His real name is Hardavinder Singh Sandhu, but he is popular by his stage name Hardy Sandhu. The most popular songs composed by him are Kya Baat Ay, Chan Di Kudi, Soch, Joker, etc. The Punjabi singer has singles and albums released that were massive hits in India as well as overseas.
Sidhu Moose Wala
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was born on 11th June 1993 is a singer, songwriter, and actor who is included in the list of best Punjabi Singers for his contribution to the Punjabi music industry. He sings folk as well as pop songs, and his debut album PBX 1, which was released in 2018, was ranked 66th in the Billboard Canadian Albums, post which he started releasing more hits each time that hit the charts of several other international music charts.
Honey Singh
Famous by his stage name, Hirdesh Singh does not need an introduction. His genre includes Punjabi folk and Hindi Pop, but he is more famous for his pop and rap songs. Born on 15th March 1983, his career started in 2003 and rose to fame with the hits Angreji Beats which he collaborated with Gippy Grewal, High Heels with Jaz Dhami, and Brown Rang hitting the top spot in 2012 on YouTube’s top 10 trending videos. His other trending hits included Blue Eyes, Desi Kalakar, Chaar Bottle Vodka, etc., among many other pop songs and rap songs. With his rise in fame, he moved from producing singles to producing for Bollywood movies. After giving back-to-back hits, he took a break and made a come-back with the song Makhna, released in 2018.
Satinder Sartaj
Known by his stage name Satinder Sartaj, Satinder Pan Singh is undoubtedly one of the best Punjabi singers in the Punjabi music Industry. He was born on 31st August 1982 and is a singer, songwriter, poet, and actor; and also plays several musical instruments like harmonium, chimta, and many other classical musical instruments. The genre of his songs is Sufi and folk, and he is a popular figure in the state of Punjab. The song that made him rise to fame was Udaarian which allowed him to perform in overseas countries.
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh Grewal, also known as Gippy Grewal, was born on 2nd January and is an actor, singer, film director, and producer whose career spans from Punjabi to Hindi music industry and has become a popular figure in both. The genre of his songs includes pop, Punjabi bhangra, and romantic, and he made acting debut in the film Mel Karade Rabba in 2010. His debut album was called Chakkh Lai, followed by several other albums like Mele Mitraan and Aaja Ve Mitraa, among many other albums, and his eighth album Desi Rockstar was the biggest hit album of his career so far. His versatility earned him a place on the list of the best Punjabi singers of today.
Conclusion
Punjabi singers have greatly contributed to the name and popularity of the state of Punjab because of which it is important to know why and how they have done so. Punjabi beats and music are not only enjoyed in India but all over the world and have gained a massive rise in popularity with the artists performing in India as well as overseas. The above-mentioned Punjabi singers are not the only well-known artists but are just among the hundreds of Punjabi artists in the Indian music industry. Punjabi songs, music, and the beat have been popular for the past several decades and continue to bind people of all ethnicity, race, and Punjabi-speaking people as well as non-Punjabi-speaking people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ireland on September 23, 2015. It was the second time an Indian Prime Minister had visited Ireland. The first being Jawaharlal Nehru’s visit in 1956. Ireland is an island nation located in Northwestern Europe and surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean.
The Prime Minister of Ireland, Enda Kenny, had hosted PM Modi during his visit. The PM was attended by other dignitaries such as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charles Flanagan, and Ireland’s Ambassador to India, Feilim McLaughlin. The main aim of the visit was to create stronger ties and improve trade and cultural relations. Described below is the impact of the PM’s Ireland visit.
Impact on trade and commerce
India and Ireland have strong bilateral trade and business relations. Before the PM’s visit, trades with Ireland were valued at €650 million in business in 2014. This included exports worth €248m and imports worth €402 million.
The indigenous exports increased from €32 million in 2012 to €55 million in 2014. In 2019, the total bilateral trade was around €1.2 billion. The exports and the imports have also increased to €636 million and €480 million respectively. Currently, the total trade between India and Ireland is valued at €4.2 billion. This resulted from improved bilateral ties between the two nations, owing to Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Ireland.
Indian Companies in Ireland
Many Indian companies carry out trade and commerce in Ireland. They provide services to Irish markets and consumers across various industries. Pharmaceutical giants such as Reliance Genemedix and Amneal Pharmaceuticals operate in Ireland. Major IT companies such as Wipro, Infosys, TCS, and HCL also have a strong presence in the country. The trade relations were bolstered after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ireland.
Other companies like Crompton Greaves, Deepak Fasteners, Jain irrigation systems, and Shapoorji Pallonji provide consumer goods and services. Likewise, many Irish companies conduct their business in the Indian market. These companies include pharmaceutical and nutrition players like ICON and Glanbia, IT firms like Globoforce and other companies like Keventer, CRH Taxback Group, and Connolly Red Mills.
Impact on Education
Ireland has been a coveted destination for higher education for Indian students. Over 5000 Indian students have enrolled for higher studies in various institutions in Ireland. The students are admitted to engineering, technology, medicine and management colleges. More than 30 research agreements have been signed between the two nations that allow institutes in both countries to collaborate.
Many reputed institutes like Trinity College, Dublin, and Thapar University, Patiala, have signed MOUs for engineering and science disciplines programmes. Thus, Ireland is an essential collaborator in graduate and doctoral research. This collaboration is also considered an impact of the PM’s Ireland visit.
Indian Community in Ireland
Ireland is diplomatically significant for India also due to the large number of Indian citizens residing there. The Indian origin population is approximately 45,000 people, of whom 18,500 are Non-Resident Indians (NRI), and others are Persons of Indian Origin (PIO). The majority of the residents are working professionals employed in engineering, healthcare and management positions.
It has helped in establishing many policies for the Indian origin population. Two such policies in practice are wearing hijab as a part of the police uniform and the non-requirement of obtaining an additional work permit for the spouse or the partner of Critical Skill Employment Permit holders.
Cultural Impact
As a result of a large population of Indian origin citizens in Ireland and the relationship between the two nations, Ireland promotes Indian culture in various forms. One such example is the celebration of Diwali in Ireland since 2008. The event is organised every year in collaboration with Irish and Indian committees.
Further, an annual contemporary film festival is also a part of the celebration of Indian culture. The promotion of such events indicates the importance of cultural exchange between the two nations. The Irish communities also take a keen interest in conventional practices such as cultivating and consuming Indian herbs and spices. This connects the agricultural practices between the two nations. The cultural ties between the countries were strong, and Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Ireland helped strengthen them further.
Another significant practice is the celebration of International Yoga Day in Ireland. The Irish communities have accepted Yoga as a form of a healthy lifestyle. The practice is similar to the Indian tradition.
Tourism
India attracts around 44,000 Irish tourists every year. Indian tourists too visit Ireland in similar numbers. This was facilitated by the introduction of the common British-Irish visa scheme. This scheme allows the tourists to visit the U.K. and Ireland under one visa, rather than applying for two separate visas. It is valid for short stays. India also extended its Electronic Tourist Visa facility to Ireland to digitally facilitate visa approval and generation. The impact of the PM’s Ireland visit was such that it has also helped establish the tourism sector in both countries.
Conclusion
The diplomatic ties between Ireland and India have been impacted positively after Prime Minister Modi visited Ireland in 2015. It was an essential step toward strengthening the bilateral relationship between these two nations. India and Ireland have been important to each other since the 1900s.
In 2010 and 2017, two honorary consulates were established in Chennai and Kolkata. Later in 2019, a formal and fully functional consulate general in Mumbai. Ireland and India have also shown their allegiance to fighting terrorism after the Pulwama attack. India has also hosted several Irish dignitaries on various occasions. These visits were directed toward engagement in business, education, health and tourism.
Further, many agreements were signed to provide opportunities for employment to people of both countries. Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Ireland helped revive relatively stagnant relations between these two nations. Several cultural and historically similar instances bind these two nations. From Yeats and Tagore to cricket and Diwali, the cultural semblance between these two nations has helped create a strong tie between them.
