As the world mourns the demise of Jagjit Singh,few know about Singh's generous nature. Prem Tiwari,a close friend of Singh,who also owned race horses along with Singh says,He was more like a brother. I was with him till 11 pm on Sunday. He would always want to help people out. Once while he was out for a walk he met an old friend who was going through a difficult phase. He gave me money and asked me to help him out without letting him know. I must have done this for over 50 people who knew him. He would help people without them knowing about it. A regular at Mahalaxmi and Pune race course,Singh owned five horses. Two weeks ago,one of them had won a Grade A race. Royal Western Turf Club of India (RWITC) Chairman Vivek Jain says,"We used to meet in the mornings during a walk at the Mahalaxmi Race Course. Before his illness,we had planned a performance at the race course. Racing community would miss him. Magan Singh Jodha. who trained Singh's horses and has known him for 35 years,says he was into horse racing for the last 20 years. He owned five horses. Working with him was a pleasure. He was very well versed in bloodlines and thoroughbreds and knew his horses well. Singh also sang for Marathi films,his last being Tuzyamule Aala Nava Arth Jeevanala for Anandache Dohi,which was picturised on veteran actor Dilip Prabhavalkar. Another favourite haunt of the singer was The Osho International Meditation Resort. Osho Resort spokesperson Ma Sadhana says,He always had a smile on his face and was very softspoken and humble. He had performed here twice. He would chat with all those who would approach him and would never turn them away. Singh had last performed in the city on September 5 this year at the Pune festival. Pune Festival Chief Co-ordinator Krishnakanth Kundal says,His last performance was a bhajan programme. This was his fifth performance at the festival.
