{"id":99864,"date":"2020-08-21T07:35:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T07:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=99864"},"modified":"2020-08-21T07:35:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T07:35:24","slug":"pandit-jasraj-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/pandit-jasraj-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandit Jasraj passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Legendary Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj who passed away recently was associated with which Gharana of Indian music?<br><\/strong>(a) Mewati Gharana<br>(b) Gwalior Gharana<br>(c) Agra Gharana<br>(d) Patiala Gharana<br><strong>Answer:(a)<br>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Legendary Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj died in the U.S. after a cardiac arrest on 17th August 2020. He was 90.<\/li><li>He was associated with Mewati gharana of music.<\/li><li>He is known for his unconventional mixing of khayal with elements of bhakti rasa, employing harkats and murkis that were traditionally used in light classical music.<\/li><li>Khayal is a musical form based on the elaboration of a Raga with lyrical composition consisting of two stanzas.<\/li><li>He has been awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2010), Padma Vibhushan (2000) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987).<\/li><li>Jasraj created a novel form of jugalbandi called Jasrangi that is styled on the ancient system of moorchhana, between a male and a female vocalist, who each sing different ragas at the same time.<\/li><li>In 2019, a minor planet (Asteroid 300128) between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter was named after Pandit Jasraj.<\/li><li>Pandit Jasraj has also lent vocals to Oscar winning movie &#8216;Life of Pi&#8217;.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By-Amar Mani Upadhyay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/entertainment\/music\/legendary-classical-vocalist-pandit-jasraj-dies-at-90\/article32376512.ece?homepage=true#:~:text=Indian%20classical%20vocalist%20Pandit%20Jasraj,legacy%20spanning%20almost%20eight%20decades.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/entertainment\/music\/legendary-classical-vocalist-pandit-jasraj-dies-at-90\/article32376512.ece?homepage=true#:~:text=Indian%20classical%20vocalist%20Pandit%20Jasraj,legacy%20spanning%20almost%20eight%20decades.<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jasraj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jasraj<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Legendary Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj who passed away recently was associated with which Gharana of Indian music?(a) Mewati Gharana(b) Gwalior Gharana(c) Agra Gharana(d) Patiala GharanaAnswer:(a)Related facts: Legendary Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj died in the U.S. after a cardiac arrest on 17th August 2020. He was 90. 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