Jnan Prakash Ghosh

Hindustani classical music, Musical Artist

1912 – 1987

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Who was Jnan Prakash Ghosh?

Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh was an Indian tabla player from Farukhabad gharana of Hindustani classical music and musicologist.

In 1974, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. This was followed by the Padma Bhushan in 1984, given by the Government of India.

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Born
May 7, 1912
Kolkata
Also known as
  • Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh
Nationality
  • India
Profession
Lived in
  • Kolkata
Died
Feb 18, 1987

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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