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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Rajan (~~born~~ 1951) and Sajan (born 1956) Mishra were born and brought up in [[Varanasi]]. They received their initial musical training from their grandfather's brother, Bade Ram Das Ji Mishra, and also their father, Hanuman Prasad Mishra, and from their uncle, [[sarangi]] virtuoso, Gopal Prasad Mishra, and started performing while they were still in their teens.<ref>{{YouTube\|XWQ3kfBLn54\|Rajan and Sajan Mishra in Varanasi}}</ref> They moved to Ramesh Nagar in [[Delhi]], in 1977, where they continue to live.<ref>''HT Live'', [[Hindustan Times]], 15 September 2011. ''p. 4''.</ref>		Rajan (1951 - 2021) and Sajan (born 1956) Mishra were born and brought up in [[Varanasi]]. They received their initial musical training from their grandfather's brother, Bade Ram Das Ji Mishra, and also their father, Hanuman Prasad Mishra, and from their uncle, [[sarangi]] virtuoso, Gopal Prasad Mishra, and started performing while they were still in their teens.<ref>{{YouTube\|XWQ3kfBLn54\|Rajan and Sajan Mishra in Varanasi}}</ref> They moved to Ramesh Nagar in [[Delhi]], in 1977, where they continue to live.<ref>''HT Live'', [[Hindustan Times]], 15 September 2011. ''p. 4''.</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	\| caption = Rajan and Sajan Mishra ~~performing at [[Bharat_Bhavan]] [[Bhopal]] (July 2015)~~		\| caption = Rajan and Sajan Mishra
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	'''Rajan and Sajan Mishra''' ({{lang-hi\|राजन और साजन मिश्रा}}) are brothers, singers of the [[khyal]] style of [[Indian classical music]]. They were awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2007,<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Awardees] [[Padma Bhushan]] Official list~~.</ref><ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/03/17/stories/2007031700090200.htm An Interview] [[The Hindu]], 17 March 2007~~.</ref> [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], jointly in 1998,<ref>[http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition&honours_music_hindustani_vocal.html Awards - Hindustani Music - Vocal] [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website.</ref> the Gandharwa National Award for 1994-1995 and the National Tansen Samman 2011-2012 on 14 December 2012.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/rajansajan-mishra-to-get-national-tansen-samman/90913/\|title = Rajan and Sajan Mishra to get 'National Tansen Samman'\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 9 December 2012\|~~last1 = India\|first1~~ = Press Trust of}}</ref>		'''Rajan and Sajan Mishra''' ({{lang-hi\|राजन और साजन मिश्रा}}) are brothers, singers of the [[khyal]] style of [[Indian classical music]]. They were awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2007,<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Awardees] [[Padma Bhushan]] Official list.</ref> [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], jointly in 1998,<ref>[http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition&honours_music_hindustani_vocal.html Awards - Hindustani Music - Vocal] [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website.</ref> the Gandharwa National Award for 1994-1995 and the National Tansen Samman 2011-2012 on 14 December 2012.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/rajansajan-mishra-to-get-national-tansen-samman/90913/\|title = Rajan and Sajan Mishra to get 'National Tansen Samman'\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 9 December 2012\|agency = Press Trust of India}}</ref>

	Rajan Mishra died on April 25, 2021 at St. Stephen's Hospital in New Delhi due to a heart attack caused by COVID-19 complications.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Schmall\|first=Emily\|date=2021-04-29\|title=Rajan Mishra, Classical Indian Vocalist, Dies at 69\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/obituaries/rajan-mishra-dead-covid.html\|access-date=2021-05-12\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>		Rajan Mishra died on April 25, 2021 at St. Stephen's Hospital in New Delhi due to a heart attack caused by COVID-19 complications.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Schmall\|first=Emily\|date=2021-04-29\|title=Rajan Mishra, Classical Indian Vocalist, Dies at 69\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/obituaries/rajan-mishra-dead-covid.html\|access-date=2021-05-12\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
	[[File:~~Rajan Mishra.JPG\|thumb\|Rajan Mishra performing at [[Bharat_Bhavan]] [[Bhopal]]~~ (~~July 2015~~)]]		[[File:Rajan_Sajan_Mishra_Performing_(3).JPG\|right\|thumb\|Rajan and Sajan Mishra performing at [[Bharat Bhavan]] [[Bhopal]] (July 2015)]]
	~~[[File:Sajan Mishra~~.JPG\|thumb\|Sajan Mishra performing at [[~~Bharat_Bhavan~~]] [[Bhopal]] (July 2015)]]

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–2009}}		{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–2009}}

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| current_members = Rajan Mishra<br/>Sajan Mishra
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'''Rajan and Sajan Mishra''' ({{lang-hi|राजन और साजन मिश्रा}}) are brothers, singers of the [[khyal]] style of [[Indian classical music]]. They were awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2007,<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Awardees] [[Padma Bhushan]] Official list.</ref><ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/03/17/stories/2007031700090200.htm An Interview] [[The Hindu]], 17 March 2007.</ref> [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], jointly in 1998,<ref>[http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition&honours_music_hindustani_vocal.html Awards - Hindustani Music - Vocal] [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website.</ref> the Gandharwa National Award for 1994-1995 and the National Tansen Samman 2011-2012 on 14 December 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/rajansajan-mishra-to-get-national-tansen-samman/90913/|title = Rajan and Sajan Mishra to get 'National Tansen Samman'|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 9 December 2012|last1 = India|first1 = Press Trust of}}</ref>

Rajan Mishra died on April 25, 2021 at St. Stephen's Hospital in New Delhi due to a heart attack caused by COVID-19 complications.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schmall|first=Emily|date=2021-04-29|title=Rajan Mishra, Classical Indian Vocalist, Dies at 69|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/obituaries/rajan-mishra-dead-covid.html|access-date=2021-05-12|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
[[File:Rajan Mishra.JPG|thumb|Rajan Mishra performing at [[Bharat_Bhavan]] [[Bhopal]] (July 2015)]]
[[File:Sajan Mishra.JPG|thumb|Sajan Mishra performing at [[Bharat_Bhavan]] [[Bhopal]] (July 2015)]]

==Early life==
Rajan (born 1951) and Sajan (born 1956) Mishra were born and brought up in [[Varanasi]]. They received their initial musical training from their grandfather's brother, Bade Ram Das Ji Mishra, and also their father, Hanuman Prasad Mishra, and from their uncle, [[sarangi]] virtuoso, Gopal Prasad Mishra, and started performing while they were still in their teens.<ref>{{YouTube|XWQ3kfBLn54|Rajan and Sajan Mishra in Varanasi}}</ref> They moved to Ramesh Nagar in [[Delhi]], in 1977, where they continue to live.<ref>''HT Live'', [[Hindustan Times]], 15 September 2011. ''p. 4''.</ref>

==Career==
Rajan and Sajan Mishra are part of a 300-year-old lineage of [[khyal]] singing of the [[Benares gharana|Banaras Gharana]], the Mishra brothers have been performing to audiences all over Indian and the world for many years.

They were both accountants in a small shop when they gave a performance in the presences of Satguru Jagjit Singh. The Satguru, realizing their talent, offered to pay double their living wages in exchange for them to put in more time to practice their vocals. They gave their first concert abroad in [[Sri Lanka]] in 1978, and soon they went on to perform in many countries across the world including, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, USA, UK, The Netherlands, USSR, Singapore, Qatar, Bangladesh and Muscat.<ref>[http://www.icmschicago.org/Artists/Rajan_Sajan.html Rajan-Sajan Misra]</ref><ref>[http://www.ipaac.org/MisraBrothers.htm Mishra Brothers] Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte.
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{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–2009}}
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[[Category:Hindustani singers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Indian classical singers]]
[[Category:Bhajan singers]]
[[Category:Artists from Varanasi]]
[[Category:Sibling musical duos]]
[[Category:Benares gharana]]
[[Category:Singers from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:20th-century male singers]]
[[Category:21st-century male singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Khyal singers]]