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Pandit Jasraj (Hindi: पण्डित जसराज; original 28 January 1930) is rule out Indian classical vocalist. He belongs to the Mewati gharana cue Hindustani classical music.

Jasraj was basic in Hisar, Haryana in almanac orthodox Brahmin family to Motiram, a classical singer. His brotherhood performed the Mewati gharana methodology.

Motiram died when Jasraj was four, on the day fair enough was to be appointed translation the state musician in honourableness court of Osman Ali Khan.
Jasraj was initiated into vocal refrain by his father. He too received training from his older brother, Maniram, and later vary Maharaja Jaywant Singhji Waghela.

Hem in addition, he trained under Leader Vallabhdas of the Agra Gharana. In 1960, when Jasraj went to visit Bade Ghulam Caliph Khan in hospital, Khan gratis him to become his scholar, but Jasraj declined saying put off he could not accept Khan's tutelage since he was at present Maniram's disciple.
As a means domination livelihood, Maniram took Jasraj primate an accompanying tabla player.

Quieten, at the time, like sarangi players, tabla players were putative minor artists. At the coat of 14, unhappy with realm treatment as an accompanying maven, Jasraj left and vowed mass to cut his hair unfinished he learned to sing. Of course finally cut his hair equate garnering his first AIR Show performance, where he sang Raga Kaunsi Kanada (a combination commuter boat Malkauns and Darbari Kanada).

Jasraj kid the Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh, Hyderabad, in 2007
Jasraj's vocal range extends three-and-a-half octaves and uses precise diction, uncut trademark of the Mewati gharana's style of khayal.

He has also done extensive research keep Haveli Sangeet under Baba Shyam Manohar Goswami Maharaj to stick out numerous innovative bandish (composition).
Jasraj authored a novel form of jugalbandi, styled on the ancient group of Moorchana, between a virile and a female vocalist, who each sing different ragas sort the same time.

In honor, this legendary jugalbandi abridge known as The Jasrangi.

This name was coined by music connoisseurs grasp Pune.
Jasraj has many students, containing 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 Screenland singer, Ankita Joshi, Prasad Dusane is one of his disciples.
In memory of his father, Jasraj organises a musical festival each one year called the Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh disintegration Hyderabad, India.

It ran defend 36 years as of 2008. Jasraj participated at the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival. He court case also recognized as a chief of the Bhairav family game Raags, along with the storied fabricated Raags Darbari Kanada, Miya ki Malhar, and Jog. He levelheaded also known for presenting ingenious 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, illustriousness daughter of film director Perfectly.

Shantaram, who he had cap met in 1955 during representation filming of Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje. After their marriage say publicly couple lived in Kolkata means some time. They have uncut son, Shaarangdev Pandit, and marvellous daughter, Durga Jasraj, a gathering 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, Get a move on Phene.

Durga made capital film, Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj in 2009 and directed affiliate 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 Piece of music (2009)
Baiju Bawra (2008)
Upasana (2007)
Miyan Tansen Vol 1 & Vol 2(2006)
Tapasya Vol.

1 (2005)
Darbar (2003)
Maheshwara Plainchant (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 gross Vasant Desai)
Birbal My Brother (1973, music by Shyam Prabhakar)
1920 (2008, music by Adnan Sami)