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Ram Narayan

राम नारायण

Music Rajasthan Great mind of history

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.

BORN

25 December 1927

DIED

9 November 2024

HONOUR

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

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Key facts

Born
25 December 1927, Udaipur
Died
9 November 2024, Bandra
State of birth
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Sector
Music
Profession
Indian classical sarangi player (1927–2024)
Gender
Male

Biography

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.

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed by the RochakDuniya editorial team.

Timeline

  1. 1927Born in Udaipur
  2. 2015Awarded the Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement Award
  3. 2024Dies in Bandra
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