| Names |
BHIMSEN
Gururaj JOSHI |
| Date of
Birth |
February 04, 1922
– Gadag, Karnataka, India. |
| Date of
Death |
January 24, 2011
– Pune, Maharashtra, India. |
| Identity |
Indian vocalist in
the Hindustani classical tradition. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1941: His first live
performance at the age 19.
- 1942: His debut album,
containing a few devotional songs in Kannada and Hindi, was
released by HMV.
- 1943: He moved to Mumbai
and worked as a radio artist.
- 1946: His performance at a
concert to celebrate his guru Sawai Gandharva's 60th
birthday won him accolades both from the audience and his
guru.
- 1972 - Padma Shree
- 1976 - Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1985 - Padma Bhushan
- 1985 - National Film Award for Best
Male Playback Singer
- 1986 - First platinum disc
- 1988: He was widely
recognized in India due to his performance in the Mile Sur
Mera Tumhara music video, which begins with him.
- 1999 - Padma Vibhushan
- 2000 - Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar
Puraskar
- 2002 - Maharashtra Bhushan
- 2003 - Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram by
Government of Kerala
- 2008 - Bharat Ratna, India's highest
civilian honour
- 2008 - Swami Haridas Award
- 2009 - Lifetime achievement award by
Delhi government
- 2010 - S V Narayanaswamy Rao National
Award by Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore
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| Special
Achievements / Events |
- A member of the Kirana Gharana (school), he is renowned
for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular
renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs).
- The one and only unique vigorous style of rendering he
developed along with advanced trainings by other teachers is
attributed to the basic training he received.
- Until the first half of the 20th century, khayal was
principally taught in the Guru Shishya (master-disciple)
tradition.
- His guru Sawai Gandharva was the chief disciple of Abdul
Karim Khan, who along with his cousin Abdul Wahid Khan was
the founder of the Kirana Gharana school of Hindustani
music.
- Some of Joshi's more popular ragas include Shuddha
Kalyan, Miyan Ki Todi, Puriya Dhanashri, Multani,
Bhimpalasi, Darbari, and Ramkali.
- He was also a part of Jana Gana Mana produced by A. R.
Rahman on the occasion of 50th year of Indian Republic.
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