{"id":15759,"date":"2020-08-18T00:33:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T00:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=15759"},"modified":"2020-08-18T00:33:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T00:33:53","slug":"music-legend-pandit-jasraj-passes-away-at-90-bollywood-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=15759","title":{"rendered":"Music legend Pandit Jasraj passes away at 90 : Bollywood News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Music legend Pandit Jasraj passed away on Monday at the age of 90. His death was confirmed by his daughter Durga Jasraj. Pandit Jasraj was a celebrated musician who was recipient of the Padma Shri (1975), Padma Bhushan (1990) and the Padma Vibhushan (2000).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to his twitter to express grief over the demise of the musician. “The unfortunate demise of Pandit Jasraj Ji leaves a deep void in the Indian cultural sphere. Not only were his renditions outstanding, he also made a mark as an exceptional mentor to several other vocalists. Condolences to his family and admirers worldwide. Om Shanti,” he wrote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The unfortunate demise of Pandit Jasraj Ji leaves a deep void in the Indian cultural sphere. Not only were his renditions outstanding, he also made a mark as an exceptional mentor to several other vocalists. Condolences to his family and admirers worldwide. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com\/6bIgIoTOYB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 17, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jasraj had a musical career spanning over 80 years, he was introduced to vocal music by his father and was later trained as a table accompanist under the tutelage of his elder brother.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In September last year,\u00a0 a minor planet, between Mars and Jupiter, was named after him. International Astronomical Union (IAU) named minor planet 2006 VP32 (number -300128) , discovered on November 11, 2006, as \u2018Pandit Jasraj\u2019 which traverses the cosmos between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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