Bhimsen Joshi

Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011) is a Kannada Singer known for the movies Makkaliralavva Manethumba(1984), Sandhya Raga(1966)

Name	Bhimsen Joshi (ಪಂಡಿತ್ ಭೀಮಸೇನ ಜೋಷಿ, भीमसेन जोशी)
Other Names	Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi
Date Of Birth	4 February 1922
Age	(Age at Death: 88 years 11 months 20 days)
Place Of Birth	Gadag, Karnataka
Date Of Death	24 January 2011
Place Of Death	Pune, Maharashtra
Father	Gururaj Joshi
Mother	Godavaraibai
Teachers	Agasara Channappa , Pandit Shyamacharya Joshi , Sawai Gandharva
Wives	Sunanda Katti(m:1944-) , Vatsala Mudholkar
Sons	Raghavendra , Anand , Jayant , Shrinivas
Daughters	Usha , Sumangala , Shubhada
Biography an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music In 1998, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. Subsequently received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2008