Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Poem by premji premji

'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara'

'When my musical note and
Your musical note merge,
It becomes our musical note'

The dream heaven
Still reverberates in my soul...
O! Holy singer,
Immortal is your voice and life....



Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (Kannada: ಪ ಂ ಡ ಿ ತ ಭ ೀ ಮ ಸ ೇ ನ ಗ ು ರ ು ರ ಾ ಜ ಜ ೋ ಷ ಿ , Marathi: प ं ड ि त भ ी म स े न ग ु र ु र ा ज ज ो श ी ;) , (February 4,1922 - January 24,2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana (school) , he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs) . He was the most recent recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, awarded in 2008.