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  • Bhimsen Joshi is remembered for his creation of the Khayal, an aspect of Hindustani classical music, and was also well-known for his performances of devotional.
  • He was born in 1922 in Karnataka and received vocal training from Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and Pandit Sawai Gandharva.
  • His father Gururaj Joshi was a school teacher and grandfather Bhimacharya Joshi was a noted musician.
  • So, this was a tough time because establishing his own identity amid these doyens was not at all an easy task and Joshi ji did that with ease.

    • He was born in 1922 in Karnataka and received vocal training from Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and Pandit Sawai Gandharva.!

    Bhimsen Joshi

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    Indian Hindustani classical vocalist ()

    Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (; BHEEM-SAYNjoe-SHEE; 4 February – 24 January ), also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition from Indian subcontinent.

    He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). Joshi belongs to the Kirana gharana tradition of Hindustani Classical Music.

    He is noted for his concerts, and between and Joshi toured Afghanistan, Italy, France, Canada and USA. He was the first musician from India whose concerts were advertised through posters in New York City.[1][2] Joshi was instrumental in organising the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival annually, as homage to his guru, Sawai Gandharva.[3]

    In , he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour