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Chanting Of The Gayatri Mantra 108 Times by Pandit Jasraj

Pandit Jasraj

Artist Biography For Pandit Jasraj

Pandit Jasraj Hindi पण्डित जसराज Born 28 January 1930 Is An Indian Classical Vocalist. He Belongs To The Mewati Gharana Of Hindustani Classical Music. Jasraj Was Born In Hisar Haryana In An Orthodox Brahmin Family To Motiram A Classical Singer. His Family Performed The Mewati Gharana Style. Motiram Died When Jasraj Was Four On The Day He Was To Be Appointed As The State Musician In The Court Of Osman Ali Khan.
Jasraj Was Initiated Into Vocal Music By His Father. He Also Received Training From His Elder Brother Maniram And Later From Maharaja Jaywant Singhji Waghela. In Addition He Trained Under Swami Vallabhdas Of The Agra Gharana. In 1960 When Jasraj Went To Visit Bade Ghulam Ali Khan In Hospital Khan Asked Him To Become His Disciple But Jasraj Declined Saying That He Could Not Accept Khan's Tutelage Since He Was Already Maniram's Disciple.
As A Means Of Livelihood Maniram Took Jasraj As An Accompanying Tabla Player. However At The Time Like Sarangi Players Tabla Players Were Considered Minor Artists. At The Age Of 14 Unhappy With His Treatment As An Accompanying Artist Jasraj Left And Vowed Not To Cut His Hair Until He Learned To Sing. He Finally Cut His Hair After Garnering His First AIR Radio Performance Where He Sang Raga Kaunsi Kanada A Combination Of Malkauns And Darbari Kanada . Jasraj At The Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh Hyderabad In 2007
Jasraj's Vocal Range Extends Three-And-A-Half Octaves And Uses Precise Diction A Trademark Of The Mewati Gharana's Style Of Khayal. He Has Also Done Extensive Research In Haveli Sangeet Under Baba Shyam Manohar Goswami Maharaj To Create Numerous Innovative Bandish Composition .
Jasraj Created A Novel Form Of Jugalbandi Styled On The Ancient System Of Moorchana Between A Male And A Female Vocalist Who Each Sing Different Ragas At The Same Time. In His Honor This Legendary Jugalbandi Is Known As The Jasrangi. This Name Was Coined By Music Connoisseurs In Pune.
Jasraj Has Many Students Including Rattan Mohan Sharma Sanjeev Abhyankar Ramesh Narayan Suman Ghosh Tripti Mukherjee Radharaman Kirtane Girish Wazalwar Chandrashekhar Swamy Hemang Mehta Pritam Bhattacharjee Gargi Siddhant And Kala Ramnath. Sadhana Sargam A Bollywood Singer Ankita Joshi Prasad Dusane Is One Of His Disciples.
In Memory Of His Father Jasraj Organises A Musical Festival Every Year Called The Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh In Hyderabad India. 3 It Ran For 36 Years As Of 2008. Jasraj Participated At The Sawai Gandharva Music Festival. He Is Also Recognized As A Master Of The Bhairav Family Of Raags Along With The Legendary Raags Darbari Kanada Miya Ki Malhar And Jog. He Is Also Known For Presenting A Wide Variety Of Rare Raags Including Gyankali Abiri Todi Dhanashree Patdeepki Purba Bhavsakh Devsakh Gunji Kanada And Charju Ki Malhar. Pandit Jasraj With His Wife Madhura
In 1962 Jasraj Married Madhura The Daughter Of Film Director V. Shantaram Who He Had First Met In 1955 During The Filming Of Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje. After Their Marriage The Couple Lived In Kolkata For Some Time. They Have A Son Shaarangdev Pandit And A Daughter Durga Jasraj A Television Anchor And Presenter. Madhura Has Directed Documentaries And Children's Plays And Directed And Produced Ballets Geeta-Govinda Kaan Kahaani And Surdas And The TV Series Faster Phene. Durga Made A Film Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj In 2009 5 And Directed Her First Marathi Film Aai Tuzha Aashirwad In 2010 In Which Her Husband And Lata Mangeshkar Sang In Marathi.
Music Composers Jatin-Lalit Are Jasraj's Nephews And Sulakshana Pandit Is His Niece. Awards Padma Vibhushan Art-Classical Music-Vocal In 2000
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award In 1987
Sangeet Kala Ratna
Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award
Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar
Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar
Surer Guru
Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram In 2008
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship 2010 Marwar Sangeet Ratna Award
Bharat Muni Samman 2010 Discography Raga Symphony 2009 Baiju Bawra 2008 Upasana 2007 Miyan Tansen Vol 1 & Vol 2 2006 Tapasya Vol. 1 2005 Darbar 2003 Maheshwara Mantra 2002 Soul Food 2005 Haveli Sangeet 2001 Inspiration 2000 Ragas Triveni And Multani Live
Ragas Bihada And Gaud Giri Malhar
Worship By Music/Live Stuggart '88
Ornamental Voice Filmography
Ladki Sahyadri Ki 1966 Music By Vasant Desai Birbal My Brother 1973 Music By Shyam Prabhakar 1920 2008 Music By Adnan Sami