Bhimsen Joshi

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Bhimsen Joshi was a legendary Indian Hindustani classical vocalist renowned for his powerful khayal renditions and devotional music, and a recipient of the Bharat Ratna.

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instanceOf Hindustani classical vocalist
khayal singer
person
activeYearsEnd 2011
activeYearsStart 1940
awardReceived Bharat Ratna NERFINISHED
Kalidas Samman NERFINISHED
Karnataka Ratna NERFINISHED
Maharashtra Bhushan NERFINISHED
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer NERFINISHED
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award NERFINISHED
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship NERFINISHED
basedIn Pune NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath respiratory failure
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1922-02-04
dateOfDeath 2011-01-24
familyName Joshi NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Hindustani classical performance
music
founded Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav NERFINISHED
fullName Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi NERFINISHED
gender male
genre Hindustani classical music
Hindustani devotional music
khayal
givenName Bhimsen NERFINISHED
hasHonor considered one of the greatest Hindustani vocalists of the 20th century
honorificPrefix Pandit
influencedBy Abdul Karim Khan NERFINISHED
Sawai Gandharva NERFINISHED
languageOfPerformance Hindi NERFINISHED
Kannada NERFINISHED
Marathi
Sanskrit
musicalGharana Kirana gharana NERFINISHED
nationality Indian
notableFor abhangs
bhajans
khayal renditions
notableWork Bhajans of Sant Tukaram NERFINISHED
Marathi abhang recordings
Mile Sur Mera Tumhara NERFINISHED
Piya Ke Milan Ki Aas NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 4
occupation classical singer
vocalist
placeOfBirth Bombay Presidency NERFINISHED
British India
Gadag NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath India
Maharashtra NERFINISHED
Pune NERFINISHED
recordLabel HMV NERFINISHED
RPG NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
spouse Sunalata Joshi NERFINISHED
studiedUnder Sawai Gandharva NERFINISHED
teacher Sawai Gandharva NERFINISHED
trainedIn Kirana gharana NERFINISHED
vocalRange powerful and expansive

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Dharwad district hasNotablePerson Bhimsen Joshi