Padma Shri Awardee & Renowned Sarod Maestro Rajeev Taranath Passed Away on 11th June.

Obituary

Pandit Rajeev Taranath, the renowned sarod maestro, passed away due to age-related illness at the age of 92 here on Tuesday. Taranath, a luminary in the realm of Hindustani classical music, breathed his last at a private hospital where he had been receiving treatment for the past several days. Born on October 17, 1932, Rajeev Taranath's contributions to music are celebrated globally. A prodigious talent, he gave his first public singing performance at the age of nine and sang for Akashvani Radio before he turned twenty. He later taught English literature at Aden University in the 1980s and served as the head of the Indian music program at the California Institute of the Arts from 1995 to 2005.


      Taranath's contributions were not limited to performances. He was recognized for his pioneering influence in South India and honored with the Chowdiah Memorial Award (1998), the Sangeet Vidhwan Award (2018), and the Nadoja Award (2019) in Karnataka.

     

     

 

     


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