Mirzapur (UP), Oct 2 (PTI) Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, one of the greats of Hindustani classical music who melded folk and ragas, culture and devotion, and sang to us of the joy of Holi, the yearning for ‘sawan’ and timeless tales from the Ramayana, died here on Thursday. He was 89.

That Thursday was Dussehra, the day in the Ram katha when good vanquished evil, was perhaps a coincidence that the vocalist, described by some as a revered spiritual voice of the Banaras gharana and the voice of Kashi, would have enjoyed.

The Padma Bhushan awardee, known for his rare gift of turning his performances into a conversation with the divine and his masterful command over various music styles, breathed his last around 4 am. Show Full Article

Mishra, who lost his wife Manorama and a daughter, Sangeeta

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