He was called the Tansen of modern time. The voice of the legendary classical singer Pandit Jasraj stopped yesterday 17 August 2020. He left his breath in New Jersey, USA, and was 90 years old. His daughter Durga Yashraj and news agency PTI confirmed the death of the artist.
Pandit Jasraj was practicing Classical music for over eight decades. He has eventually delivered Indian classical music to the world. Through his passing away, the golden chapter of Indian classical music has also ended.
On 28 January 1930, Jasraj was born in Hisar, Haryana. His father, Pandit Motiram, was also a devoted practitioner of Indian classical music. He went to Kolkata in 1946 just before the independence of India and started singing Classical songs on the radio.
Throughout his long career, Pandit Jasraj has received several honors as an Indian musician. Last year, the US space research agency NASA named a planet after his name. The Planet is named ‘Pandit Jasraj (300128).’
He was known for the Mewati Gharana music. Through his creation, he brought a unique individuality to songs. The use of thumri was his specialty. Although, for this innovation, he went through several criticisms at the beginning. Despite all criticism, as a musician, he has been breaking himself constantly, experimenting, and moving.
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