Pandit Jasraj

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Pandit Jasraj is a famous Indian Classical vocalist. He is the foremost exponent of the 'Mewati Gharana' of hindustani classical music. (BCCL)

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Pandit Jasraj was born in Hissar, Harayana on January 28, 1930. (BCCL)

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In 2000. Pandit Jasraj won the prestigious 'Padma Vibhushan Award' for his contribution in the field of classical music. (BCCL)

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Hindustani vocal maestro Pandit Jasraj recently performed for the New Delhi Municipal Corporation at its weekly open-air cultural programme in Delhi

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Pandit Jasraj, the unparalleled doyen of North Indian Classical vocals, has a scholarship instituted by the University of Toronto

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Born into a family which has given to Indian music four generations of outstanding musicians, the Mewati maestro, Pandit Jasraj had his initial grooming in music under his father

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Jasraj then underwent intensive tutelage under his elder brother and guru, the late Sangeet Mahamahapadhyaya Pandit Maniramji.

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Endowed with a rich, soulful and sonorous voice which effortlessly traveses over all three and half octaves, Pandit Jasraj's vocals are characterised by a blend of austere and opulent elements,

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In this Jasraj has been guided by his spiritual guru, the late Maharana Shri Jaiwant Singhji of Sanand.

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Perfect diction, clarity of sur and command over all aspects of laya are other highlights of Jasraj music