REMEMBERING PANDIT JASRAJ JI

The most renowned Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj Ji died on 17 August 2020 due to cardiac arrest in New Jersey. He was 90 years old.

Jasraj Ji was born on 28 January 1930 in a family of musicians with a history of over four generations in Pili Mandori, a village in the Hisar district of Haryana. His father was Pandit Motiram Ji who died when Jasraj Ji was only 3 years old. He spends almost 75 years of his life in a musical career. He not only gained national fame but also he was famous in other countries. Initially, his dream is to become a Tabla player but after knowing about the ill-treatment given by people to the Tabla artists he changed his mind. When he was 16 years old, he started training himself as a vocalist and performed his first live concert at the age of 22. He married to Madhura Pandit daughter of V. Shantaram in 1962. They have two children a son - Shaarang Dev Pandit and a daughter - Durga Jasraj.

Jasraj Ji was also a teacher of many famous singers like Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mukesh Desai, Sandeep Ranade, and many more. He sang various songs like Govind Damodar Madhveti, Mero Allah, Baba Ompuri Katha, Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya, Shiv Dhun, Om Namah Shivay, and many more. He was also a recipient of esteemed awards including Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan.

PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Music Composer A R Rahman, Adnan Sami, and many other musicians paid tribute for Pandit Jasraj Ji through Twitter and many other social media platforms.

Pandit Jasraj Ji's body was brought back to Mumbai(India) from New Jersey(USA) on 20 August 2020 for the last rituals. May his soul rest in peace.

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