Bhimsen Joshi
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Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi, also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition from the Indian subcontinent. He is known for the khaya
Joshi in 1962
Then President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam meeting Joshi in 2007
Bhimsen Joshi with his first wife Sunanda Katti at his eldest son Raghavendra Joshi, 1954.
Bhimsen Joshi with his second wife Vatsala Mudholkar in 1951.
Bharat Ratna
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The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order",
Bhimsen Joshi
…Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. Subsequently, he received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2008. Bhimsen Joshi was born on 4 February 1922 in a Kannada Deshastha Madhva Brahmin family to Gururajrao Joshi…
Bharat Ratna medal
In 1992, a press release was published to confer the award posthumously on Subhas Chandra Bose, which was later cancelled post the order of the Supreme Court in 1997
Dhyan Chand at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time, Chand has not been conferred the Bharat Ratna
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari