Jagdish Prasad

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Pandit Jagdish Prasad

Background information
Born	1938 Bilashpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Genres	Hindustani classical music
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1938–2011

Pandit Jagdish Prasad (died July 18, 2011) was a Calcutta-based Hindustani classical vocalist of the Patiala Gharana.^[1]

Early life

He received his initial training from his father Badri Prasad, who was the court musician of the former principality of Raigarh, situated in the modern state of Chattisgarh. He was awarded by the principality of Raigadh at the age of 5.

Career

Later he became a student of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. Under the tutelage of both, he enriched his repertoire in both classical and semi-classical music. He had tremendous control over both melody (sur) as well as rhythm (lai).

He was associated with ITC Sangeet Research Academy, and later on he became a lecturer at the Khairagarh University in Madhya Pradesh. He is a Top grade radio artist.

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.

His legacy is being carried on by his sons.

Recordings

Dawning Dewdrops (2011) (Label: Questz World): Ragas: Gurjari Todi, Bhatiyar & Kafi Thumri

Shraddhanjali (2 CDs) (2011) (Label: Saregama India): Ragas: Bageshri, Gujri Todi, Bhairavi Thumri,Vacahspati, Desh Thumri, Pahadi Thumri

References

↑ "Remembering Pandit Jagdish Prasad". Itcsra.org. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2013-09-12.

Persondata
Name	Prasad, Jagdish
Alternative names
Short description	Indian musician
Date of birth	1938
Place of birth	Bilaspur
Date of death	July 18, 2011
Place of death	Kolkata (Calcutta)

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