Bhimsen Joshi Died | Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Death | Bhimsen Joshi Dead | Bhimsen Joshi Passed Away:
Bhimsen Joshi DiedBhimsen Joshi died in a Pune hospital Monday, had left his home in Dharwad, Karnataka, more than seven decades ago when he was only 11 to search for a guru. But, apart from music, he had another passion — fast cars.
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, whose ‘Mile sur mera tumhara’ along with other artists endeared him to the entire nation, was a protagonist of the Kirana gharana and was known for his mellifluous ‘khayals’ as well as for his popular renditions of devotional ‘abhangs and bhajans’. His death at 88 truly marks an end of an era in Indian classical music.
He was conferred the country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 2008.
Born to a Kannada Brahmin family in Gadag town in northern Karnataka, Joshi lost his mother early. He was initiated into classical music by legendary musician Sawai Gandharva, who tutored under one of the founders of the Kirana Gharana (school), Abdul Karim Khan.
The musician’s search for a guru is woven around an interesting anecdote. As a child, Joshi heard a recording of Abdul Karim Khan’s ‘thumri’ in raga Jhinjhoti. The devotionalsong moved him so much that he instantly decided to become a musician. He left Dharwad in 1933 at the age of 11 to Bijapur to find a tutor.
His first wife was his cousin, Sunanda Katti. They had four children – two sons and two daughters. Sunanda died in 1992. Joshi then married Vatsala Mudholkar, with whom he had two sons and one daughter.
Joshi was a prolific performer, travelling extensively at home and abroad and aggressively promoting his overseas concerts through poster campaigns.
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