Humane Sagar death: Odisha CM Mohan Majhi mourns singer's demise, says, "irreparable loss to our music and film industry"

Humane Sagar death: Odisha CM Mohan Majhi mourns singer's demise, says, "irreparable loss to our music and film industry"

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s message on Monday set the tone for the grief running through Odisha. He called the death of singer Humane Sagar an irreparable loss, and that word fits the mood across the state. Sagar wasn’t just a playback singer. He was a voice people felt close to, a presence that travelled through villages, towns, auto speakers, weddings, and movie halls.

ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ କଣ୍ଠଶିଳ୍ପୀ ହ୍ୟୁମାନ ସାଗରଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖିତ । ତାଙ୍କର ବିୟୋଗ ଆମ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ଓ ସିନେମା ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଅପୂରଣୀୟ କ୍ଷତି। ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇବା ସହ ଦିବଙ୍ଗତ ଆତ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଶାନ୍ତି ପାଇଁ ଭଗବାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି। ଓଁ ଶାନ୍ତି। 🙏

— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) November 17, 2025

Majhi shared his condolences on X, writing that he was deeply saddened and praying for peace for the departed soul.
“I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the legendary singer Humane Sagar. His demise is an irreparable loss to our music and film industry. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and pray to God for the eternal peace of the departed soul. Om Shanti,” the Chief Minister said in a post on X.

Sagar died on Monday evening at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, where he had been under treatment for more than 72 hours. Doctors said he was battling multi-organ dysfunction syndrome, acute-on-chronic liver failure, bilateral pneumonia, and a weakened heart due to dilated cardiomyopathy. These aren’t conditions that strike suddenly, but the speed at which things escalated left even those close to him stunned.

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The title track of Ishq Tu Hi Tu, composed by Abhijit Majumdar, made him a breakout star almost overnight. People connected to his slightly raw, emotionally loaded voice. It had weight, it had ache, it had that local texture that no training can manufacture.

From there, he went on to sing hundreds of songs for Odia films, each adding to the patchwork of a career built on consistency more than self-promotion. His Hindi album Mera Yeh Jahan showed that he wasn’t tied down by genre or language. His work in albums like Tuma Otha Tale, Niswasa, Bekhudee, and Chehera shaped the soundtrack of a generation that grew up with Odia pop culture shifting into a faster, more digital era.

What this really means is that Odisha has lost a voice it wasn’t ready to lose. Fellow musicians are sharing memories of late-night recordings, impromptu musical sessions, and a singer who carried no air around him. Fans are posting old clips and favourite tracks, turning social media into an archive of shared nostalgia.