Padma Bhushan Pandit Rajan Mishra passed away due to a heart attack in St. Stephen’s Hospital in Delhi. The news of his death has been confirmed by his family member reported news agency ANI.
Rajan Mishra suffered two heart attacks, his nephew Amit Mishra told PTI. “Pandit Rajan Mishra ji passed away at around 6.30 in Delhi’s St Stephen hospital. He had Covid-19 and was admitted to the hospital. He had taken the first dose of the vaccine about 15-20 days ago. He had a heart attack in the afternoon and he had another attack at around 5.30,” Amit said.
Mishra was a famous classical singer from ‘Banaras Gharana’ of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of art in 2007.
PM Modi condole his demise:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to condole his demise and said: “Have been extremely saddened by the death of Pandit Rajan Mishra ji who left his indelible mark in the world of classical singing. The passing away of Mishra ji, who was associated with Banaras Gharana, is an irreparable loss to the art and music world. My condolences to him in this hour of grief. Om Shanti!”
Rajan Mishra gave his first concert in Sri Lanka in 1978 and after that, he performed in many countries around the world including Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, United States, UK, Netherlands, USSR, Singapore, Qatar, and Bangladesh.
Part of the Rajan-Sajan Mishra duo, he was a renowned singer of the khayal style of Indian classical music. Born in 1951, Rajan Mishra was born and brought up in Varanasi.
He and his brother were trained their father Hanuman Prasad Mishra, their grandfather’s brother Bade Ram Das Ji Mishra, and their uncle, sarangi virtuoso, Gopal Prasad Mishra.
The brothers were honoured by the Padma Bhushan award, the Sangeet Natak Akademi award and the Gandharva National award for their contribution to the classical music.