Pandit Jasraj

In Memoriam: Indian entertainment, arts and culture world witnesses a sombre 2020

With nearly three quarters of 2020 behind us, this list is an attempt to memorialise those we have lost, in a seemingly dark year for the arts.

In Film Division's 'Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj', an insight into the maestro's music and quest for the divine

Pandit Jasraj’s was a life lived in the service of his craft. As he explained in an FD film on his life: “Main sangeet ko bhagwaan hi manta hu, bhagwaan ke sabse kareeb manta hun”.

'Your transcendental music left listeners in a state of bliss': Shashi Vyas writes to his 'Bapuji', Pandit Jasraj

Pandit Jasraj's close friend and confidant Shashi Vyas writes: 'I am so gutted Bapuji that someone like you, who loved to share his every moment with people around him, quietly left us on this journey alone'

Pandit Jasraj passes away: Lata Mangeshkar, Javed Akhtar, Asha Bhosle mourn classical vocalist's demise

Pandit Jasraj passed away at the age of 90 on Monday in New Jersey, US

Pandit Jasraj, Indian classical vocalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, passes away at 90

In a career spanning eight decades, Pandit Jasraj has been awarded numerous accolades and titles. He is credited to bring to the fore the unique and distinct style of the Mewati gharana to the world of Hindustani classical music.

Pandit Jasraj becomes the first Indian musician to have minor planet named after him

The minor planet was spotted by a NASA-funded project, the Catalina Sky Survey, which tracks and discovers near-earth objects