Ram Narayan
Ram Narayan, often referred to with the title Pandit, was an Indian musician who popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became the first internationally successful sarangi player.
Background
- Born in
- Udaipur
- Awards
- 🏆 Padma Vibhushan🏆 Padma Bhushan🏆 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award🏆 Padma Shri in arts🏆 Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement Award
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"By and large the present day Indian film music lacks soulful melody, sublime spirit and compelling charm of its lyrical intensity and has nothing Hindustani in it."
"I am a musician's musician and am passionate about my sarangi. I shall continue my battle for the cause of the sarangi. I will be reborn to continue my sadhana until the battle is won."
"At one time, sarangi exponents used to be called gurus and ustads because they were so learned that they could teach vocalists a thing or two. It wasn't surprising that many of them turned into vocali…"
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Timeline
1927
Born
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Died
Death
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