When you utter the word ‘ghazal’, what comes to mind are the timeless verses of Mirza Ghalib and the haunting voices of Mehdi Hasan, Farida Khanum, Ghulam Ali, and Jagjit Singh. Known for his unique style of singing, he not only introduced ghazal to music-lovers in Kerala but also began writing ghazals in Malayalam. But Umbayee’s decision to compose ghazals …
