Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi was one of the few persons from art field to win the Bharat Ratna Award. Go through below information to know more about this legendry artist.

Legendry vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi, who enthralled generations of connoisseurs with his renditions of Indian classical music, passed away at the city hospital in Pune after the prolonged illness. He was 88 years olds.

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi was born on 4th February 1922 in Kannadiga family in the town of Ron in Gadag district of Northern Karnataka. His father was a school teacher. Bhimsen was eldest in the family of 16 siblings.

As a child, Bhimsen’s craving for music was evident to his family as he managed to lay his hands on the ‘tanpura’ of his grandfather. Music had such a great magnetic pull over him that even a ‘bhajan’ or ‘azaan’ from a nearby mosque would draw him out of the house. He heard the recording of Abdul Karim Khan’s Thumri “Piya Bin Nahi Aayat Chain” in raga Jhinjhoti when he was child and decided to become a musician. He left home when he was 11 and went to Pune to learn music. Later he moved to Gwalior and admitted in Madhava music school. He traveled for three years in North India trying to find a Guru. His father succeeded in tracking him and brought him home.

In 1936, Sawai Gandharva agreed to be his guru and taught him music. He performed live for the first time in 1941. His performance at the concert in 1946 to celebrate his guru’s 60th birthday won him accolades from audience and his guru.

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi was awarded Bharat Ratna Award – the highest civilian award on 10th February 2009. He was also conferred ‘Natak Academi Award (1976), ‘Padma Bhushan’ (1985) and ‘Padma Vibhushan’ (1999). He was the most powerful figure on the Indian music concert of ‘khayal gayki’.

For more information:
http://www.punesite.com/pune-mourns-death-of-its-ratna.html
http://www.punesite.com/pune-bids-tearful-adieu-to-bhimsen-joshi.html
http://www.punesite.com/pmc-decides-to-confer-swarbhaskhar-award-to-lata-mangeshkar.html

New Year 2011

The New Year 2011 has arrived and people are engaged in the plans for welcoming this year. To know more about the celebrations in the city, go through below article.

Firstly, Happy New Year to all the readers!

One more year is passing and another new year is arriving. People are overjoyed by the bash of celebrations. The whole world is waiting to welcome the New Year. Yes, we are talking about the year 2011. People have many plans for this year, many resolutions, and many thoughts.

31st December is the last day of the Gregorian year. Everyone has plans for celebration and people are waiting for the New Year to arrive.

As the New Year has come in the weekend, there is added joy among the working professional too. The Pune hotels are full with crowd and the whole city is blooming with lights. In modern practice, celebration includes fireworks, music, alcoholic beverages, etc. The New Year’s Eve is celebrated with parties and social gatherings lasting up to the transition of the year at mid night. Hotels are full with people of all ages enjoying the party time. Pune city is the second most important city in Maharashtra state after Mumbai and the celebrations here are exciting.

Apart from the celebrations of the New Year people should not forget to follow the rules. It is quite tedious task for the police to manage the people. It is also prime responsibility of people to maintain the laws.

In spite of all the different events, 2011 would be the year full of wonderful events, review, and gossips. There are several factors that might affect the world, especially the economic slow-down that might shake the world again, but let’s hope for the best.

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