September 07, 2024
Bhimsen Joshi was born on 04-02-1922 in Ron in the state of Karnataka, India. He was an Indian Musician, Singer, Playback Singer & Radio Artist who was well-known for his contribution to devotional music.
Other Name: | Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi |
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Other Professions: | Singer Playback Singer Radio Artist |
Appearance: | Bollywood Marathi |
AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
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Padma Shri | Civilian Award | 1972 | Arts |
Padma Bhushan | Civilian Award | 1985 | Arts |
Padma Vibhushan | Civilian Award | 1999 | Arts |
Bharat Ratna | Civilian Award | 2009 | Arts |
Bhimsen Joshi died on 24-01-2011 in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He was suffering from bilateral pneumonia and gastrointestinal bleeding. He was on ventilator support due to breathing problem in Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital.
DEATHDAY | 24 January,2011 (Wednesday) |
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DEATH PLACE | Pune, Maharashtra |
DEATH COUNTRY | India |
He was born to a homemaker Godavaribai and an author of Kannada-English dictionary Gururaj Joshi in a Madhwa Brahmin family. He had 15 siblings. His mother died when he was young. His stepmother raised him. He married his maternal uncle's daughter Sunanda Katti in 1944. The couple has 4 kids including Anand, Usha, Raghavendra, and Sumangala. He married again with his co-actor from Kannada play Bhagya-Shree, Vatsala Mudholkar without separating from his previous wife. They have 3 kids from the relationship Shubhada, Shrinivas, and Jayant Joshi.
Skin Colour | Wheatish |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | White |
Home Town | Gadag, Karnataka |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hindu |
Address | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
School | N/A |
College | N/A |
Qualification | N/A |
Hobbies | Traveling |
Marital Status | Married |
Debut | First Devotional Song Album Released in 1942 |
Official Website | www.bhimsenjoshiron.com |
Bhimsen Joshi was 88 years 11 months & 20 days old age.