Biography

Satinder Sartaj

Biography

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Satinder Sartaj was born in an ordinary farmer family of Remote & Drowsy Village Bajrawarpur in Hoshiarpur District of Punjab State (DOABA)...

Telling About His Schooling From His Own Village & Nearby Villages Chabbewal & Patti,
He Says “I Started Performing at the Baal-Sabhas When I was in 3rd Class & This Marked the Beginning of My Journey.!”

In his childhood,
Satinder Sartaj was too much Inspired by the Nature & very Serious about the aspects of Life...
Since then He Used to Praise the Beauty of Nature..
Every natural Phenomenon Inspires Satinder Sartaj very much...

Curiously,
He Used to Marvel at the Beauty & Fragrance of Flowers, Spectrum of Rainbow, The Water Springs in the Calm surroundings besides the Melodic Strains of Music that flowed from a Flute & Sarangi which the wandering Folk & Sufi Musicians Played...

As a Child,
He Developed a Taste for the Perfect Punjabi Tradition & The Sufiana Qalaams though apparently..
It was not within his conceptual grasp...
However an Intense Desire to Learn & Imbibe,
The Rich Mysticism of Sufiana Music Dominated in his Educational Career...

After That He Join Graduation at Govt. College, Hoshiarpur with Music Honours...
Side By Side,
He Join Sangeet Visharad - A Five Year Diploma In Classical Music From Jallandhar...
To Describe This Personality,
One has to Look Beyond The Scope of The Dictionary...
He Sings in His Own Style...
Punjabi Culture Lives in the Writings of This Personality...
His Sufi Thoughts Goes Deep in His Poetry...
Everyone Gets Lost in His Composition...
Once He Starts MEHFiL,
Everyone Gets GLUED to Their Seats...

After Completing His Graduation & Diploma,
Satinder Went to Panjab University Campus at Chandigarh for Masters in Music..

Following the passion of his Inner Soul & With Blessing of Parents,
Satinder Sartaj concentrated on his Sufiana Musical Career having done his M.Phil in Sufi Music & later a Doctorate in Sufi singing (Gaayan) from Punjab University..
To Understand The Deep Thoughts of Sufi Poetry,
Satinder Got the Certificate Course and Diploma in Persian (Farsi) Language...

With a view to have an Close Feel of the Divine Radiance & Mystic Experiences of the Greats like Jalludin Rumi, Shams Tabrezi from Iran,
Satinder Sartaj had secured a Diploma in Persian with distinction...

When Satinder Sartaj Started Singing,
He Felt to have a Different Surname..
One Night,
He was Sleeping in Hostel of the University & Woke Up at 3 AM...
He Tried But couldn’t Sleep again...
He Picked Up the Paper-Pen, Starts Writing the Song & The Last Line was 'Tere Sir Taareyan Da Taj Ve'
At This Moment,
He Adopted The Surname 'Sartaj'..

Now Dr. Satinder Sartaaj is Teaching at the Deptt. of Music, Panjab University Chandigarh From Last Six Years...
Sartaaj Says “Sufi Music Connects Me with GOD"
Insisting that of Late,
He has Developed a Passion for Poetry But Nowdays It’s more of Poetry than Anything Else...

Sartaaj is already a Name to RECKON with in His Field...
He Recalls an Occasion When The Prolonged Applause from Music Lovers from 32 countries Greeted the Young Punjabi at Dubai International Cultural Festival Where He was Crowned with the Best Sufi Singer Award, Living Up to the Meaning of His Name SARTAJ-The Supreme...

Sartaaj has a Galaxy of Achievements..
He Featured in a Documentary on the Life of Sayyad Waris Shah on Zee Punjabi in 2003...
He was also a Guest Artist on the Zee Antakshri Show with Anu Kapoor...
He is the Winner of a Scholarship in Sufi Music from the Department of Culture, Government of India & He was also the First Runner-Up in the 24th All-India Light Vocal Competition...
Sartaaj also Won the Title for Punjab Heritage Foundation, Patiala...
He has Received Many Letters from Various Institutions, Colleges & Universities to Judge Their Music Competitions...

Satinder Sartaaj has done Lots of Live Concerts with His Troop in the Area of Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi & Other States...
He was Covered by Many Newspapers Like the Times of India, Indian Express, The Tribune etc.
Sartaaj was also Interviewed by Many Channels Like Zee-Punjabi, PTC Channel, Punjab Radio Edmonton Canada etc.

He has Received an Award of Honors From Various Institutions & Organizations Like Punjab University Chd, Punjabi University Patiala, Army Head Quarters Chd, Indian Microelectronics Society, Global Punjab Organization Delhi, OSHO World Delhi & Panchkula, Deputy Commissioner Mansa & DAV group of Institutions...
Recently, Satinder Sartaaj was crowned with the Youth Icon Award from Rotaract Club Chandigarh...
Revealing in the glory of the mysticism of Baba Farid, Bulle Shah, Sultan Bahu, Shah Hussain and others,
The Accomplished Singer Satinder Sartaj had Recorded His Album of Sufi music called "Mehfil-E-Sartaj"..

Now He Recorded his Own Album As a Composer, Lyricist & As a Singer Called
"SARTAJ-SiDQ,RAZA,TALAB,JAZBAAT"...

He Writes & Dresses like WARiS SHAH....