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Download Solution PDFPandit Shivnath Mishra, Padma Shri Awardee in 2022, is well known for his contribution to which of the following musical instruments?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Sitar.
Key Points
- Pandit Shivnath Mishra is an Indian sitarist.
- He is an exponent of the Benares Gharana school of Indian classical music.
- He was formerly a lecturer and the Head of the Music Department at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi.
- Shivnath Mishra was awarded the title of Padma Shri in 2022.
- He is the only Sitar player from Varanasi to have received the Padma Shri Award after Pandit Ravi Shankar.
- Shivnath Mishra was awarded the UP Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 2004.
Additional Information
| Artist Name | Instrument |
|---|---|
| Ravi Shankar | Sitar |
| Zakir Hussain | Tabla |
| Hariprasad Chaurasia | Bansuri (Indian Flute) |
| Ali Akbar Khan | Sarod |
| Shivkumar Sharma | Santoor |
| Amjad Ali Khan | Sarod |
| Bismillah Khan | Shehnai |
| Vilayat Khan | Sitar |
| Anoushka Shankar | Sitar |
| Palghat Mani Iyer | Mridangam |
| Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | Mohan Veena |
| Allarakha Qureshi (Alla Rakha) | Tabla |
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