The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remembered Pandit Bhimsen Joshi on his 100th birth anniversary on February 4,, 2022.
About Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
- Born in 1922 at Ron in what is today Gadag district (Karnataka), Bhimsen Joshi was the eldest among 16 children born to Gururaj Joshi and Godavaribai.
- His soulful rendition of Mile Sur Mera Tumhara on Doordarshan’s short films became a huge hit across the country.
- In 1953, Joshi started the Sawai Gandharva music festival where his voice got recognised by thousands of people in Pune in memory of his Guru.
- He is also credited for creating new ragas such as Kalashree, Lalit Bhatiyar and Marwa Shree while some of his most popular ragas are Malkauns, Abhogi, Lalit, Yaman, Asavari Todi. He received the Bharat Ratna in 2008.
