Question: Ramesh Hassan passed away recently. He was-
(a) Composer
(b) Historian
(c) Journalist
(d) Painters
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- On 12th May, 2018, popular musician and singer of Indian origin Ramesh Hassan passed away in South Africa.
- While playing in South Africa, he played an important role in Hindu-Muslim unity and harmony through music.
- For Hindu-Muslim unity, he changed his childhood name from Hassan Saib to Ramesh Hassan.
- He belted out cover versions of popular songs of singers like Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard among others in his own style.
- He later shifted his skills to singing in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Urdu and the indigenous languages.