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One of the great Hindustani classical singers Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passed away this morning in a private hospital here after prolonged illness.He was 88. The legendary vocalist had been admitted to the hospital following renal and respiratory complications on December 31 last year, his family said. A recipient of Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, Joshi is survived by three sons and a daughter.

Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi

Birth name-Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi

Also known as-Pandit (Pt.) Bhimsen joshi,

 Panditji,

 Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, 

Bhim-Anna, Anna, etc.

Born-February 4, 1922

Gadag, Karnataka

Origin-Gadag, Karnataka

Died-January 24, 2011 (aged 88)

Pune, Maharashtra

Genres-Hindustani Classical, Khayal, Thumri, Bhajan, Abhang, etc.

Occupations-Hindustani Classical vocalist

Years active-1941–2011

He 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 is the most recent recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, awarded in 2008.

Awards and Recognitions
1972 - Padma Shree 
1976 - Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
1985 - Padma Bhushan
1985 - National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
1986 - "First platinum disc"
1999 - Padma Vibhushan
2000 - "Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar" 
2001 - "Nadoja Award" from Kannada University 
2002 - Maharashtra Bhushan 
2003 - "Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram" by Government of Kerala
2005 - Karnataka Ratna
2008 - Bharat Ratna
2008 - "Swami Haridas Award" 
2009 - "Lifetime achievement award" by Delhi government
2010 - "S V Narayanaswamy Rao National Award" by Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore

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