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The Prime Minister offered tribute to Pandit Jasraj on the occasion of his birth anniversary and addressed the launch of the Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation.

Pandit Jasraj:

• Pandit Jasraj is regarded as the doyen of Hindustani classical music and will be immortal for his path-breaking contributions towards the enrichment of classical music.
• He was born on the 28th of January 1930 at Hisar (At present, Fatehabad, Haryana) which was a part of Punjab under British rule.
• He devoted 75 years of his career to classical music that accorded him national and international fame.
• This maestro was a recipient of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan.
• Pandit Jasraj died at the age of 90 on August 17, 2020.
• He belonged to the Mewati Gharana which is a school of Hindustani classical music.
• He is popularly known for his memorable performances of classical and semi-classical vocal music, devotional music and film soundtracks.

About Mewati Gharana:

• The Mewati Gharana is a musical family (Gharana) of Hindustani classical music founded in the late 19th century by Ustad Ghagge Nazir Khan. 
• Ustad Ghagge Nazir Khan belonged to the kingdom of Jodhpur in the Mewat region in Rajasthan. 
• This was the reason for which the evolved musical tradition under the patronage of Ustad Ghagge Nazir Khan became popular as Mewati Gharana.