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PANDIT JASRAJ

The contemporary doyen of North Indian vocals, Sangeet Martand PANDIT JASRAJ needs little Introduction. In honor of the glory of this unparalleled living legend, awards and titles have not only been created and bestowed upon him but have also been instituted in his name, thus these awards gaining more in prestige and value on account of being associated with his name. So much so that even a foreign university like the University of Toronto has instituted a scholarship in his name for young Canadians wishing to train in music. Also the first DISTINGUISHED VISIOR AWARD was created specially in honor of Panditji by the same university in 1999 for the first time since its inception 200 years ago. A ROLLING TROPHY instituted by the Rotary club of Bombay (Shivaji Park), an AWARD by the public of Pune, an AUDITORIUM in New York, all in his name stand testimony to his greatness. These are unprecedented events in the history of classical music, there being no other living musician in this genre whose name has been immortalised in his lifetime.


Born in a family that has given to Indian classical music four generations of outstanding musicians, the Mewati maestro had his initial grooming in music under his father, late PANDIT MOTIRAMJI. He then underwent intensive tutelage under his elder brother and guru, the late SANGEET MAHAMAHOPADHYAYA PANDIT MANIRAMJI.

Endowed with a rich, soulful and sonorous voice which traverses effortlessly over all three and a half octaves, Panditji’s vocalising is characterised by a harmonius blend of classic and opulent elements, projecting traditional music as an intense spiritual expression, at once chaste and densely coloured. This gives his music a very sublime emotional quality, touching the soul of the listener. He has been guided in this by his spiritual guru, late MAHARANA JAIWANT SINGHJI of SANAND, another doyen of the Mewati gharana.

Few Indian musicians have been so felicitated as Pandit Jasraj. And fewer still have been celebrated the way he has been both in his own country as well as abroad. Follow the list of accolades he has received and you will know why he is India's best-known cultural ambassador to the world.
•    Narayanswamy award- ram seva mandali, Bangalore- 2008 *New
•    Cross cultural award instituted in Panditji's name by Rotary club of Hyderabad for deserving musicians. *New
•    Sangeet Samrat by Vedic Heritage, New York.
•    Ved Shiromani - the highest Awards of Vedic Heritage of New York.
•    Param Acharya by Pandit Jasraj Institute, NY-NJ-PA.
•    Hanumant Award by Morari Bapu.
•    Dr Mallikarjun Mansur Award, Dhadwad.
•    Suryadatta Award, Pune.
•    Panditji opening the music college building of the Prestigious Mayo College in Ajmer.
•    President Kalam's letter to Panditji appreciating his music.
•    Panditji was given an honorary doctorate degree by Ravindrabharati University, Calcutta.
•    Pandit Jasraj was today honoured with the 12th Yudhvir memorial award for his outstanding contribution to classical music.
•    Andhra Pradesh Governor Surjit Singh Barnala presented the award to Pandit Jasraj at a function organised by the Yudhir foundation here.
•    Asthana Vidwan of Kanchi Kamakoti Peeth
•    Sangeet Kala Ratna by Shankaracharya of Kanchi. This is the highest award.
•    Desh Ratna
•    Winner of all Padma Awards
•    Acharya Jialal Vasant Vaggeyakar Award
•    "Sarva Shrestha Kala Gaurav" Award for both Pandit Jasraj & Madhura Jasraj by Sanskruti Kala Darpan
•    Surer Guru (W.Bengal Government Music College)
•    Sangeet Martand (Haryana)
•    Sangeet Kala Ratna (M.P.)
•    Swami Shri Haridas Sangeet Ratna (Brindavan, U.P.)
•    Sangeet Natak Academy Award (Govt. of India)
•    Doctorate in Music-Vishwa Unnayan Sansad, W. Bengal
•    Maharshtra Gaurav Puraskar
•    Dinanath Mangeshkar Award (Maharashtra)
•    Rasraj Award (Haryana)
•    Kala Samrat Award at the hands of Pandit Kishen Maharaj (Varanasi)
•    Shiromani Award, Delhi
•    Dr. Bhai Veer Singh International award
•    Allauddin Sangeet Ratna Award (M.P.)
•    Rajeev Gandhi Award for professional excellence.
•    Giants International Award
•    Naad-Brahma Shiromani, Ujjain
•    Hafiz Ali Khan Award (Gwalior)
•    Chinmaya Rasraj (Chinmaya Mission, Delhi)
•    Kalidas Sanman (M.P.) for his creative contribution to music
•    Naada Nidhi, Mysore
•    American Academy of Artists Award
•    Prime Minister of India Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee honoured
panditji as 'Rasraj'.
(This award was given on 2nd February 2002 when he sang at Panchavati,
the residence of the Prime Minister.)
•    Rasraj Award from Haryana :
    Chinma Rasraj from Chinmaya Mission
    Honoured as 'Son of Hyderabad' by Hyderabad
people given by none other than
Smt. M.S.Shubhalakshmiji. 

    Hyderabad Rotary Club gives a scholarship
under his name.
    He did 'Sangeet Yagna' twice.
a) For the peace of Gujrat people after the
earthquake on 22nd / 23rd / 24th March 2001
in Ahmedabad.
b) On the 14th of October 2001 in New york in
'Pandit Jasraj Auditorium' for the peace of the New york
people after the 11th September tragedy.
•    The Award for young artists instituted by the people of the great cultural city, Pune was a precursor to many
such honours that followed.
•    A Scholarship instituted by the University of Toronto in the name of Pandit Jasraj for young deserving students of Indian music.
•    A Rolling Trophy instituted by the Rotary Club of Mumbai (Shivaji Park)
•    A concert hall of the Vedic Heritage in New York named as the 'Pandit Jasraj Auditorium', a first of its kind honour for any Indian musician.
•    The University of Toronto has honoured Pandit Jasraj with its highest award, 'The Distinguished Visitor Award' making Panditji the first ever to receive it in the 200-year history of the University. This also makes him a visiting Professor of its faculty for life. The award consisted of a citation and a medal crafted by the renowned Canadian sculptor, Sandra Nobel Goss.
•    The Harvard University Art Museum together with Kalawati (a wing of the University) of the US
and the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan of London have also honoured Panditji.
•    He has been accorded civic receptions at Oklahoma City in the USA as also in Mumbai (Mahanagar Palika), Valsad, Nagpur, Hissar, Varanasi and Ujjain in India.
•    The ministry of HRD under the aegis of the Department of Culture has recently awarded Panditji with a fellowship in recognition of his great contribution to the field of music in India.
•    Pandit Jasraj center for art aesthetics & culture in Hyderabad.
•    Sangeet Sapt Sindhu by Puri Mandir, Bhubaneswar. *New
•    Sangeet Chakravarty by Sangeet Music College. *New

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