Rajan and Sajan Mishra
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Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra are the foremost exponents of Benaras Vocal Gharana. Both brothers were trained in vocal music under the guidance of their father, Pandit Hanuman Mishra. Later they were trained by the famous sarangi player Pt. Gopal Prasad Mishra and Pt. Bade Ramdas Mishra.
Mishra brothers have opened Gurukuls in Benaras and Dehradun, where students are trained in the classical trdaition of guru-shishya parampara. Sons of Rajan Mishra, Ritesh and Rajnish Mishra are the primary disciples of the Mishra brothers and are keeping the family tradition going.
In 1979 they received the coveted Sanskrit Award for musical excellence from the Prime Minister of India, Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1998 and the honorary citizenship for the city of Baltimore, USA.
