imported>Pleurobrachia Fixed error |
No edit summary |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
{{Infobox musical artist | {{Infobox musical artist | ||
| name = Rajan and Sajan Mishra | | name = Rajan and Sajan Mishra | ||
| image = | | image = Rajan and Sajan Mishra.jpg | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = Rajan and Sajan Mishra | | caption = Rajan and Sajan Mishra | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = | ||
| landscape = yes | | landscape = yes | ||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
| current_members = Rajan Mishra<br/>Sajan Mishra | | current_members = Rajan Mishra<br/>Sajan Mishra | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''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 | '''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: | [[File:Rajan_Sajan_Mishra_Performing_(3).JPG|right|thumb|Rajan and Sajan Mishra performing at [[Bharat Bhavan]] [[Bhopal]] (July 2015)]] | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Rajan ( | 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== | ||
| Line 39: | Line 38: | ||
{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–2009}} | {{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–2009}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Rajan And Sajan}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Rajan And Sajan}} | ||
[[Category:Hindustani singers]] | [[Category:Hindustani singers]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] | ||
[[Category:Indian classical singers]] | [[Category:21st-century Indian male classical singers]] | ||
[[Category:Bhajan singers]] | [[Category:Bhajan singers]] | ||
[[Category:Artists from Varanasi]] | [[Category:Artists from Varanasi]] | ||
| Line 49: | Line 49: | ||
[[Category:Benares gharana]] | [[Category:Benares gharana]] | ||
[[Category:Singers from Uttar Pradesh]] | [[Category:Singers from Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian | [[Category:20th-century Indian male classical singers]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Khyal singers]] | [[Category:20th-century Khyal singers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:44, 12 June 2022
Rajan and Sajan Mishra | |
|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rajan and Sajan Mishra | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Hindustani Classical Music |
| Members | Rajan Mishra Sajan Mishra |
Rajan and Sajan Mishra (Hindi: राजन और साजन मिश्रा) are brothers, singers of the khyal style of Indian classical music. They were awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2007,[1] Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, jointly in 1998,[2] the Gandharwa National Award for 1994-1995 and the National Tansen Samman 2011-2012 on 14 December 2012.[3]
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.[4]
.JPG){kind=link}
Early life[edit | edit source]
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.[5] They moved to Ramesh Nagar in Delhi, in 1977, where they continue to live.[6]
Career[edit | edit source]
Rajan and Sajan Mishra are part of a 300-year-old lineage of khyal singing of the 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.[7][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Awardees Padma Bhushan Official list.
- ↑ Awards - Hindustani Music - Vocal Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website.
- ↑ "Rajan and Sajan Mishra to get 'National Tansen Samman'". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 December 2012.
- ↑ Schmall, Emily (29 April 2021). "Rajan Mishra, Classical Indian Vocalist, Dies at 69". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ↑ Rajan and Sajan Mishra in Varanasi at YouTube
- ↑ HT Live, Hindustan Times, 15 September 2011. p. 4.
- ↑ Rajan-Sajan Misra
- ↑ Mishra Brothers Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte.