Bhimsen Joshi
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Years active | 1941–2000 |
Parent(s) | Gururajrao Joshi (father) Rama bai (mother) |
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Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (
In 1998, he was awarded the
Early life
Bhimsen Joshi was born on 4 February 1922 in a
As a child, Joshi was fascinated with music and musical instruments like the
Musical training
His first music teacher was Channappa of Kurtakoti, who had trained with the veteran singer Inayat Khan. After learning Ragas Bhairav and Bhimpalasi, the one and only unique vigorous style of rendering he developed along with advanced trainings by other teachers is attributed to the basic training he received from Channappa.
Searching for a guru
Joshi heard a recording of
Sawai Gandharva
In 1936, Sawai Gandharva, a native of Dharwad, agreed to be his guru. Joshi stayed at his house in the guru-shishya (teacher-student) tradition. Joshi continued his training with Sawai Gandharva.
Career
Joshi first performed live in 1941 at the age of 19. His debut album, containing a few devotional songs in Marathi and Hindi, was released by HMV the next year in 1942. Later Joshi moved to Mumbai in 1943 and worked as a radio artist. His performance at a concert in 1946 to celebrate his guru Sawai Gandharva's 60th birthday won him accolades both from the audience and his guru.[17] In 1984, he received his 1st Platinum Disc, being the first Hindustani Vocalist to receive the award.[18]
Hindustani classical music
Joshi's performances have been acknowledged by music critics such as S. N. Chandrashekhar of the
Joshi's singing has been influenced by many musicians, including Smt. Kesarbai Kerkar, Begum Akhtar and as aforementioned, Ustad Amir Khan. Joshi assimilated into his own singing various elements that he liked in different musical styles and Gharanas.[19] He along with Smt. Gangubai Hangal along with others took Kirana gharana to heights and are proudly referred as worthy son and daughter of kirana gharana. Both were from Old Dharwad district.
Devotional music
In devotional music, Joshi was most acclaimed for his Hindi and Marathi and Kannada Bhajan singing. He has recorded bhakti songs in Marathi,Santavani, Kannada Dasavani.[19] ..
Patriotic music
Joshi was widely recognised in India due to his performance in the Mile Sur Mera Tumhara music video (1988), which begins with him and which was composed originally by him when he was asked to do so by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The video was created for the purpose of national integration in India, and highlights the diversity of Indian culture. Joshi was also a part of Jana Gana Mana produced by A. R. Rahman on the occasion of the 50th year of Indian Republic.[22]
Playback singing
Joshi sang for several films, including
Sawai Gandharva Music Festival
Joshi and his friend Nanasaheb Deshpande organised the
Legacy
A classicist by training and temperament, Joshi was renowned for having evolved an approach that sought to achieve a balance between what may be termed as "traditional values and mass-culture tastes" and as such he went on to have supposedly the largest commercially recorded repertoire in Hindustani vocal music. Pt. Joshi's iconic status in the music world has earned him a whole generation of suni shagirds who by merely listening to him have picked up his style and not through any formal tutelage. His greatest endeavour in perpetuating his legacy could be the Sawai Gandharva Festival held at Pune annually since the year 1953 which seeks to promote a certain music culture.[25]
Madhav Gudi, Prof Baldev Singh Bali, Narayan Deshpande, Shrikant Deshpande, Shrinivas Joshi, Anand Bhate and others are some of his more well-known disciples.[13]
In September 2014, a postage stamp featuring Joshi was released by India Post commemorating his contributions to Hindustani music.[26]
Personal life
Joshi married twice. His first wife was Sunanda Katti, the daughter of his maternal uncle, whom he married in 1944. He had four children from Sunanda; Raghavendra, Usha, Sumangala, and Anand.[27] In 1951, he married Vatsala Mudholkar, his co-actor in the Kannada play Bhagya-Shree. Bigamous marriages among Hindus were prohibited by law in the Bombay Presidency; so he took up residency in Nagpur (capital of Central Province and Berar in 1951) where bigamy was allowed and married there for the second time. He did not divorce or separate from Sunanda. With Vatsala, he had three children; Jayant, Shubhada, and Shrinivas Joshi.[13] Initially, both his wives and families lived together, but when this did not work out, his first wife moved out with the family to live in a house in Limayewadi in Sadashiv Peth, Pune, where Joshi continued to visit them.[25][28]
Joshi struggled with alcoholism, which he overcame by the late 1970s.[29]
Outside of music, Joshi was passionate about cars and had a deep knowledge of auto mechanics.[30]
Death
Joshi was admitted to
Discography
Album | Year | Type |
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Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (Miyan Malhar + Puriya Kalyan)[33] | 1960 | LP |
Raga Lalit / Raga Shudh-Kalyan[34] | 1961 | LP |
Pt. Bhimsen Joshi Sings Raga Malkauns / Marubihag | 1962 | LP |
Miya Ki Todi / Puriya Dhanashri / M. Gara Thumri | 1963 | LP |
Ragas Yaman-Kalyan, Multani | 1967 | LP |
Chhaya / Chhaya-Malhar / Darbari / Suha-Kanada | 1968 | LP |
Raga Komal Rishabh Asawari/ Raga Marwa | 1968 | LP |
Raga Lalit-Bhatiyar / Raga Kalashree | 1971 | LP |
Raga Pooriya / Raga Durga | 1973 | LP |
Raga Brindavani Sarang / Raga Gaud Sarang | 1973 | LP |
Enchanting Melodies (6 melodies from 45 rpm releases) | 1974 | LP |
Raga Soor Malhar / Raga Shuddha Kedar | 1980s | LP |
Awards and recognitions
- 1972 – Padma Shri[35]
- 1976 – Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[35]
- 1985 – Padma Bhushan[35]
- 1985 – National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- 1986 – "First platinum disc"[36]
- 1999 – Padma Vibhushan[35]
- 2000 – "Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar"[37]
- 2002 – Maharashtra Bhushan[38]
- 2003 – "Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram" by Government of Kerala[39]
- 2005 – Karnataka Ratna[40]
- 2009 – Bharat Ratna[35]
- 2008 – "Swami Haridas Award"[41]
- 2009 – "Lifetime achievement award" by Delhi government[42]
- 2010 – "S V Narayanaswamy Rao National Award" by Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore
- 2017 – Bharatratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Hospital By Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation, Bhayander West
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Further reading
- Nadkarni, Mohan (1983). Bhimsen Joshi: the man and his music. Prism Communications.
- Nadkarni, Mohan (1994). Bhimsen Joshi: a biography. Indus, New Delhi. ISBN 81-7223-126-1.
- Majumdar, Abhik (2004). Bhimsen Joshi: A Passion for Music. Rupa & Co. ISBN 81-291-0354-0.
- Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, a biography by Dr Sadanand Kanavalli in Kannada