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Rajan and Sajan Mishra

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Pt. Rajan and Pt. Sajan Mishra
Rajan and Sajan Mishra performing at Bharat Bhavan Bhopal (July 2015)
Background information
GenresIndian classical music
Years active1975–2005 (2021 –present)
MembersRajan Mishra
Sajan Mishra

Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra (Hindi: पंडित राजन-साजन मिश्र) are brothers and vocalists in the khyal style of Indian classical music.

Rajan Mishra performing at Bharat Bhavan Bhopal (July 2015)

Personal lifes

Rajan (1951 - 2021) [1] and Sajan (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.[2] They moved to Ramesh Nagar in Delhi, in 1977.[3] Pt. Rajan Mishra died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi India on Sunday 25 April 2021 at the age of 70. [4]

Career

Rajan and Sajan Mishra belong to the Banaras style of singing, and they have been performing to audiences all over India and the world for many years. 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.[5][6]

Awards

They were awarded the following awards:

References

  1. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/rajan-mishra-of-rajan-sajan-mishra-duo-dies-due-to-covid-1
  2. ^ Rajan and Sajan Mishra in Varanasi on YouTube
  3. ^ {{HT Live, Hindustan Times, 15 September 2011. p. 4.}}
  4. ^ Rajan Mishra of Rajan Sajan Mishra duo dies due to Covid-19 related complications, PM Modi pays tribute
  5. ^ Rajan-Sajan Mishra
  6. ^ Mishra Brothers Indian Performing Arts Association of Charlotte.
  7. ^ india/padma bhushan_awards_list1.php Awardees Padma Bhushan Official list.
  8. ^ An Interview The Hindu, 17 March 2007.
  9. ^ Awards - Hindustani Music - Vocal Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website.
  10. ^ Tansen Award

# Posthumous conferral

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