Remembering Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
Posted on: 25/Jan/2011 12:34:11 AM
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was born on February 14, 1922. He passed away in Pune on January 24 after being admitted to the ICU last week due to age related ailments.
Livechennai looks at the life and times of this legendary singer
- He was born into a Kannada Brahmin family and was the eldest of 16 siblings
- He was fondly known as the `Bhishma` of Hindustani classical music and is famous for his renditions of devotional bhajans & He was also famous for the `khayal` form of singing
- When he was 11, he went in search of a guru who would teach him and made his way around India for three years before his father found him and brought him back home
- His first live performance was at the age of 19. He is seen here with then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
- He received the prestigious Bharat Ratna award in 2008 for his achievements in music
Awards for the legend
There have been many awards the nation`s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna was conferred on him in 2008, Padma Shri in 1972, Padma Bhushan in 1985 and Padma Vibhushan in 1999. The Maharashtra government honoured him with the Maharashtra Bhushan in 2002. In between, he also received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1975 and was made a fellow in 1998. The Madhya Pradesh government awarded him the Tansen Sanman award in 1992. The Karnataka Rathna presented to him in September 2005. His voice opened the short film on national integration Mile Sur Mera Tumhara` and the second film on Des raga also became equally popular
Mile Sur Mera Tumhara
