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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Bhimsen Joshi canonical 5

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

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religion Hinduism ⓘ
spouse Sunalata Joshi ⓘ
studiedUnder Sawai Gandharva ⓘ
teacher Sawai Gandharva ⓘ
trainedIn Kirana gharana ⓘ
vocalRange powerful and expansive ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dharwad district → hasNotablePerson → Bhimsen Joshi ⓘ
Sawai Gandharva–Bhimsen Mahotsav → namedAfter → Bhimsen Joshi ⓘ
Sawai Gandharva–Bhimsen Mahotsav → honours → Bhimsen Joshi ⓘ
Kirana gharana → hasNotableExponent → Bhimsen Joshi ⓘ
Khayal → notableExponents → Bhimsen Joshi ⓘ