User:Nimapanathrang/sandbox

= Pandit Vishwanath =

Early life
Pt. Vishwanath was born in a family of renowned musicians of Meerut, he is the 4th generation musician in his family. Pt. Vishwanath has devoted his life in achieving great heights in the field of Hindustani classical vocal music, representing the well known Kirana Gharana.

Pt. Vishwanath's forte is not only khayal but also Thumri, Dadra and Bhajan. He started his sangeet sadhana at a very young age under the tutelage of his father the Late Shri. Om Prakash Ji and elder brother the Late Pt. Jagannath Ji the renowned shehnai vadak. He also learned from the Late Sarangi Nawaz, Ustaad Banne Khan's son, and Ustad Altaf Hussein Khan sahib later on he had fortune of learning from Pt. Mani Prasad Ji, under the Guru Shishya Parampra. He has performed at many prestigious conferences in India and abroad and received rave reviews.

Kirana Gharana
Kirana Gharana is one of the most prolific Indian classical khayal gharanas and is concerned with perfect intonation of notes. Ustad Abdul Karim khan was a pioneer and founder of Kirana gharana. Kirana gharana boasts of many luminaries in the field of music like Sawai Gandharva, Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi Ji, Smt. Gangubai Hangal, Hirabai Barodekar, Roshanara Beghum.

Awards and honours

 * Sur-Mani
 * Sangeet Shilpi
 * Sangeet Shiromani
 * Sangeet Martand
 * Sangeet Sarang
 * YASH BHARTI, highest civilian award by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, 2016 (Yash Bharati)