Shivnath Mishra
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Shivnath Mishra | |
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Shivnath Mishra at his academy in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 12 October 1943 Benares, Benares State, British India |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Sitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Sitar |
| Labels | T-Series, Soundings of the Planet |
| Website | music-of-benares |
Pandit Shivnath Mishra (born 12 October 1943) is an Indian sitarist. He is an exponent of the Benares Gharana school of Indian classical music.[1][2][3] He was formerly a lecturer and the Head of the Music Department at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi.[4]
Early life
Shivnath Mishra was born in 1943 in Benares, United Provinces, British India into a family of professional musicians. He is the 10th generation of the prominent Benares Gharana lineage[citation needed]. He studied under his father, Badri Prasad Mishra and uncle Mahadev Prasad Mishra. However, when he was eight his musical inclination led him to study the sitar.
Musical career
In 1967, Mishra won the prestigious All India Radio competition held at Allahabad[citation needed]. This was followed by a gold medal at the All India Music Conference in Calcutta in 1967[citation needed]. Mishra has played at several prestigious music festivals including Sangeet Natak Academy in 1993[citation needed]. He has played many times in Ganga Mahotsav Cultural Program organized by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is a prominent 'A' class Artist in All India Radio.
Shivnath Mishra, his son Deobrat, and various other members of the Mishra-Maharaj family were featured in the 2011 British ITV1 documentary A Passage Through India, narrated by Caroline Quentin[citation needed].
Mishra has toured extensively internationally including to Italy, Germany, Frace, Belgium, Holland, Japan, Switzerlad, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Canada and the US[citation needed].
Mr. Mishra is known for supporting social movements through his music[citation needed]. He has organized several charity events to support social organizations. In January 2009 he organized a concert at his own academy in Varanasi as a tribute to the victims of 2008 Mumbai attacks. On 12 June 2012 Mr. Mishra organized another huge event to support Ganga Seva Abhiyanam's fight to protect the purity and sanctity of the river Ganges[citation needed].
Discography
- Sound of Sitar
- Soul of Sitar
- Sitar Jugalbandi: Live in Milan
- Raag Desh: Monsoon Raga (2002)
- Joy (2003)
- Raga Cycle (2004)
- Rare Instruments: Surbahar - Pandit Shivnath & Deobrat Mihsra (ASA Music)
Awards and accolades
- Shivnath Mishra was awarded the title of Padma Shri in 2022.[5] He is the only Sitar player from Varanasi to have received Padma Shri Award after Ravi Shankar[6]
- Shivnath Mishra was awarded the UP Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 2004.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Sangeet_Natak_Akademi_Award
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