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| name = Jitendra Haripal
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'''Jitendra Haripal''' (or Jitendria Haripal), a singer, is most popularly known for his voice in the famous and super hit [[Rangabati Song]] in [[Sambalpuri language]] of [[Odisha]]. He sang this duet song with his female co-singer Krishna Patel. He has sung over 1000 songs and regarded as a top exponent of [[Sambalpuri language]] song . He has shared the stage with other leading artists of the State including the former Chief Minister [[Giridhar Gamang]], himself a fine musician.<ref name=thetelegraph>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120602/jsp/odisha/story_15561051.jsp#.VZAXI_mqqkq/ |title=I want to keep folk music safe |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=2 June 2012 |access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref> He received the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award of India from the [[Government of India]] in 2017 for his contribution to the Indian Music.

==Personal life==
Haripal dropped out of school and has never taken formal training for songs. He has borrowed this skill from his father Mandhata Haripal, who was a talented musician himself. Being very poor, he could not afford a teacher. His family was landless. They have the only property as singing. In an interview to [[The Hindu]] he says, "I know the [[raaga]]s but not their titles, It is only when people tell me that the song you have sung is in this or that [[raaga]] that I get to know the names".<ref name="thetelegraph"/>

==Professional life==
According to him, "Music is not safe source of earning". Hence he has worked as a construction labourer and did other odd jobs some time.

He started his career as a singer in [[All India Radio]] (AIR) in 1971 and worked as a "Senior B High" grade as an artist. In the 70s he became popular because of [[Rangabati Song]]. After being a hit number on AIR, in 1976 the song got recorded again in [[Kolkata]] by a music company, INDRECO. A dispute over authorship of the tune stopped the release of the disc. Finally he won in the legal battle in courts and the disc was released in 1978–79.

After this another bad thing happened. Due to huge popularity of the song, the cassette company signed him for 3 years, with the option of a two-year extension. Thereafter the company went into a lockout, then closed and ownership transferred. Due to contract, he could not perform for anybody else and his royalties stopped. He got only around Rs. 10,000.

Although he rose to fame because of the [[Rangabati Song]], which was in pure Sambalpuri dialect, he has not restricted himself to Sambalpuri [[folk music]] only. He used to listen folk music from everywhere. He is a versatile musician who understands and sings folk songs of various dialect such as Sambalpuri ([[Kosli Language]], [[Bhojpuri]], [[Odia language|Odia]], Chhattisgarhi and Dhakia Bengali music.<ref name="thetelegraph"/>

==Interesting Incident==
"A crowd recognised him at Batapur railway station. It refused to let the train move until Haripal sang [[Rangabati Song]]. Finally, the train driver asked him to sing a few lines so that the train can move!"<ref name="thetelegraph"/>

==Family==
His youngest son Prabhat is a well-known percussionist and his daughter-in-law Minu is a popular singer. His granddaughter Ghungroo loves folk dances.<ref name="thetelegraph"/>

Even after being in lime light, in 2001, his family was not in good financial condition. Their family troupe used to make little money. They lost all their instruments in heavy rain and used to hire or borrow.<ref name=thehindu>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/05/27/stories/13270782.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122080126/http://www.thehindu.com/2001/05/27/stories/13270782.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 January 2016 |title=And the singer sings his song |date=27 May 2001 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref>

==Contribution for upliftment of Sambalpuri folk music==
In April 2015, Haripal submitted a petition to secretary, tourism and culture, Aurobinda Padhi seeking his intervention to ensure that folk songs retain their original glory. He does not like the obscene and vulgar lyrics in Sambalpuri folk songs now-a-days and wants to censor the video albums.<ref name=newindianexpress>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Rangabati-Singer-Calls-for-Censor-on-Video-Albums/2015/04/11/article2758794.ece |title=Rangabati Singer Calls for Censor on Video Albums |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=11 April 2015 |access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref>

==Awards and felicitations==
* Jitendra Haripal and Krishna Patel were conferred with DLitt (Honoris Causa) at the fourth convocation of [[Utkal University of Culture]] in [[Bhubaneswar]] on 10 April 2015.<ref name="newindianexpress"/>
* In 2007, he was felicitated by [[Odisha]] Chief Minister [[Naveen Patnaik]].<ref name=nothingtodeclare>{{cite web|url=http://nothingtodeclare.in/tag/jitendra-haripal/ |title=Rangabati: The Making of A Cult Song |publisher=nothingtodeclare.in |date=5 March 2011 |access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref>
* In 2012, he was the brand ambassador for Western Samurai, [[Rourkela]] T-20 team for the [[Odisha Premier League]].<ref name="thetelegraph"/>
* In 2017, the prestigious "Padma Shri" was conferred upon him

==References==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
{{Kosli Cinema|horiz}}
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