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IAPA PRESENTS The Home of Miyan Tansen and many other legends of Hindustani Classical Music |
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Pt. Krishnarao Shankar Pandit
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Pt. Krishnarao Shankar Pandit 26-Jul-1893 to
22-Aug-1989
Pt. Krishnarao Shankar Pandit was one of the greatest
Hindustani vocalists, and a doyen of the Born into a musical family, his father Pt. Shankar Pandit
was a disciple of the legendary Ustads Haddu Khan and Nathu Khan, and then of
Ustad Nissar Husain Khan, son of Nathu Khan, who had come to live in the
house of Shankar Pandit after the royal patronage had ended. Krishnarao’s
extraordinary regimen included pre dawn practice in the woods to perfect
swara, laya and breath control. He was taught wrestling, gymnastics, yoga and
swimming, to develop stamina and a range of three octaves. Pt. Krishnarao Pandit was keenly interested in spreading
knowledge of music, and created an easy and independent notation for writing
music as well as established the Shankar Gandharva Mahavidyalana in Pt. Krishnarao Pandit was widely regarded, and was
awarded numerous honors, including the Padma Bhushan in 1973 and the Tansen
award in 1980. His family tradition is continued by his son Laxman Krishnarao Pandit and grand
daughter Meeta Pandit. For more information on Pt. Krishnarao Shankar Pandit,
visit the following sites: http://www.meetapandit.com/ksp.htm http://www.musicalnirvana.com/hindustani/krishnarao_shankar_pandit.html Gwalior Gharana and Pandit Family
KSP being honored
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