Jasraj

Summary

Jasraj is a human^[1]. He was born in Hisar^[2]. He was born on January 28, 1930^[3]. He died in New Jersey^[4]. He died on August 17, 2020^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6] and vocalist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month, #7,121 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Jasraj's place of birth was Hisar^[2].
• Jasraj passed away in New Jersey^[4].
• Jasraj was born on January 28, 1930^[3].
• Jasraj died on August 17, 2020^[5].
• Jasraj's father was Pandit Motiram^[9].
• Among Jasraj's spouses was Madhura Jasraj^[10].
• A child of Jasraj was Durga Jasraj^[11].
• A child of Jasraj was Shaarang Dev Pandit^[12].
• Jasraj held citizenship in British Raj^[13].
• Jasraj held citizenship in India^[14].
• Jasraj's professions included singer^[6].
• Jasraj's professions included vocalist^[7].
• Jasraj received the Padma Bhushan^[15].
• Jasraj received the Padma Shri in arts^[16].
• Jasraj received the Padma Vibhushan^[17].
• Jasraj received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[18].
• Jasraj received the Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi^[19].
• Jasraj received the Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement Award^[20].
• Jasraj is recorded as male^[21].
• Jasraj's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Jasraj's genre is Hindustani classical music^[23].
• Jasraj's Commons category is recorded as Pandit Jasraj^[24].
• Jasraj's official website is recorded as http://www.panditjasraj.com/^[25].
• Jasraj's relative is recorded as V. Shantaram^[26].
• Jasraj's relative is recorded as Pandit Dinesh^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IN^[29]

• Began / founded: 1930-01-28^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2020-08-17^[31]

• Genre(s): hindustani classical, thumri^[32]

• Community tags: hindustani classical, hindustani classical music, jasrangi, khayals, mewati gharana, semi-classical, thumri^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2206a2e3-2912-4610-a2c6-42bbed001a31^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Hisar^[2], Jasraj… he was born on January 28, 1930^[3]. His father was Pandit Motiram^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6] and vocalist^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Bhushan^[15], a civil decoration^[35], in India^[36], founded in 1954^[37]; Padma Shri in arts^[16], a class of award^[38], in India^[39]; Padma Vibhushan^[17], an award^[40], in India^[41], founded in 1954^[42]; Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[18], an award^[43], in India^[44]; Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi^[19]; and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement Award^[20], a music award^[45], founded in 2012^[46].

Personal Life

Among Jasraj's spouses was Madhura Jasraj^[10]. Children include Durga Jasraj^[11], a singer^[47], b. 1971^[48], of India^[49] and Shaarang Dev Pandit^[12], of India^[50].

Death and Burial

Jasraj died on August 17, 2020^[5]. He passed away in New Jersey^[4].

Why It Matters

Jasraj ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month, #7,121 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

Where was Jasraj born?

Born in Hisar^[2], Jasraj…

Where did Jasraj die?

Jasraj passed away in New Jersey^[4].

Who were Jasraj's parents?

Jasraj's father was Pandit Motiram^[9].

Who was Jasraj married to?

Jasraj's spouses include Madhura Jasraj^[10].

What did Jasraj do for work?

Jasraj worked as singer^[6] and vocalist^[7].

What awards did Jasraj receive?

Honors received include Padma Bhushan^[15], Padma Shri in arts^[16], Padma Vibhushan^[17], and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[18].