Bhimsen Joshi

Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi Kannada ಪಂಡಿತ ಭೀಮಸೇನ ಗುರುರಾಜ ಜೋಷಿ. Marathi पंडित भीमसेन जोशी Was A Hindustani Classical Singer Of The Kirana Gharana. Apart From Being An Expert In Khayal Singing He Was Also Adept In The Presentation Of Thumris Songs From Plays Or Devotional Compositions. He Also Sang For Several Films. Joshi Was Born In 1922 Into A Brahmin Family In Gadag Karnataka. At The Age Of 11 Against His Father's Wishes Bhimsen Joshi Ran Away From Home To Learn Music. A Few Years Of His Youth Were Thus Spent In The Company Of Well Known Musicians At Gwalior Lucknow And Rampur Serving Them And Learning As Much As He Could From Them. He Was Soon Placed Under The Tutelage Of Rambhau Kundgolkar Popularly Known As Sawai Gandharva A Pupil Of Abdul Karim Khan. He Made His Debut In 1946. Joshi Contributed Immensely To The Field Of Indian Music. He Created A Number Of Ragas And Raginis And Also Composed Music For Musical Plays. In Honour Of His Guru He Started The Annual Sawai Gandharva Music Festival In 1953. Bhimsen Joshi Is The Most Recent Recipient Of The Bharat Ratna India's Highest Civilian Honour Awarded In 2008. He Passed Away On January 24 2011. read less