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EARLY LIFE Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was born in a small town Gadag , in the Dharwad district of Karnataka in South India . His father was a conservative school-master. In 1933, 11-year old Bhimsen Left his home on his own to learn singing through ''Guru -Shishya'' (Master-disciple) tradition. He spent three years in Gwalior , Lucknow and Rampur in North India trying to get a good master. His father succeeded in tracking him and taking young Bhimsen Back home. Rambhau Kundgolkar, popularly known as ''Sawai Gandharva'' agreed to teach Bhimsen Hindustani Classical. Bhimsen Joshi stayed with ''Sawai Gandharva'' between 1936 and 1940, absorbing as much as possible. He then left his guru and set out on his own with a strict regimen of up to sixteen hours of daily ''riyaz'' (practice). PERFORMANCES Bhimsen Joshi first performed live at 19. His debut album, a few devotionals songs in Kannada and Hindi ,came out when he was 20. He lives and teaches music in Pune , India. Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Sammelan, An annual classical music festival in Pune, is his initiative. AWARDS The notable awards Bhimsen received are : 1. Padma Shree in 1972 2. The Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1976 3. Padma Bhushan in 1985 4. first platinum disc in 1986. 5. Padma Vibhushan in 1999 STREAM Bhimsen is descendant of Kirana Gharana (stream) of Hindustani classical music. The edcation of this music form, till first half of 20th century, was carried out through Master- disciple tradition. Sawai Gandharva was the chief disciple of Abdul Karim Khan , who along with his cousin Abdul Waheed Khan was the founder of the Kirana Gharana school of Hindustani Music . EXTERNAL LINKS
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