Jagdish Prasad | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1937 Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Died | July 2011 (aged 73–74) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1938–2011 |
Jagdish Prasad (1937 - 18 July 2011) was a Calcutta-based Indian classical vocalist of the Patiala gharana. [1]
He received his initial training from his father Badri Prasad. Badri prasad ji was the court musician of the former principality of Raigarh, situated in the modern state of Chhattisgarh. Later Jagdish ji became a student of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. [2]
He was associated with the ITC Sangeet Research Academy. [3] He joined ITC-SRA in 1977 as a musician-scholar. [4] Later on he became a lecturer at the Khairagarh University in Madhya Pradesh. He was a Top grade All India Radio radio artist. [5]
He has performed in all the major conferences held all over the country and has also toured abroad in countries like US, Canada, UK and several parts of Europe.[ citation needed ]
He was a winner of the civilian honour Padma Shri (1991). [6]
His legacy is being carried on by his son Samrat Pandit [7] [8] who launched his solo career in 2001. [9]
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