Ameen Sayani, 91, the legendary radio host and the golden voice of "Geetmala," passes away.
According to his family, legendary radio personality Ameen Sayani passed away on Wednesday at old age of 91. His heart failed and he died in the hospital.
Famous radio broadcaster Ameen Sayani passed away on Wednesday at the age of 91 after a heart attack, according to his son Rajil Sayani.
According to Rajil Sayani, his father was taken to the HN Reliance Hospital in Mumbai but was not able to be rescued. He said that Thursday was the day of the funeral.
Ameen Sayani, who was born in Mumbai on December 21, 1932, became well-known throughout the years because of his compelling manner and melodic voice. After India gained independence, he started as an English-language broadcaster and then switched to Hindi.
Sayani's radio show 'Geetmala' helped popularize radio listening in India and brought him great fame.
Sayani presented Geetmala, a national sensation that captivated listeners for decades with music from popular Hindi films. His catchphrase, "Behno aur Bhaiyo" (sisters and brothers), made him instantly recognizable and became a popular parody.
Throughout her six-decade career, Sayani produced and presented more than 54,000 radio shows and provided voiceovers for 19,000 commercials and jingles.
Born in 1932 to Kulsum Sayani and physician Jan Mohammad Sayani, both of whom were freedom fighters, Sayani grew up amid an academic atmosphere throbbing with ideas of freedom, its significance, and how culture could play a significant role in it.
Kulsum, the son of Rajaballly Patel, who had served as Mahatma Gandhi's personal physician and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's physician, launched Rahber, a newspaper, while his father managed a hospital that cared for the injured during the liberation movement.
On the recommendation of Mahatma Gandhi, the journal was published in Hindustani, a language that combines Hindi and Urdu. Gandhi believed that Hindustani could unite the country even after independence and should become the lingua franca, or national language of India.
During this period, proponents of Hindi and Urdu used dense vocabulary from Sanskrit and Persian, respectively, to demonstrate their own languages' supremacy. Rahber, which was founded in 1940, stayed within Hindustani and reached out to a wide audience, particularly the political prisoners.
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