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Download Solution PDFIn 2019, a minor planet between Mars and Jupiter was named after, whom among the following Indian musicians by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Pt Jasraj.Key Points
- The minor planet was named "Panditjasraj" after the Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj by the IAU.
- Pandit Jasraj was a renowned Indian classical vocalist belonging to the Mewati Gharana.
- He was born in Haryana in 1930 and passed away in August 2020.
Additional Information
- Indian music director Hariprasad Chaurasia is a classical flautist and bansuri player in the Hindustani classical style.
- In 1984, he was awarded Sangeet Natak Academy.
- Pt Ravi Shankar was an Indian composer and sitarist.
- He was well known for his attempts to bring Indian music to the West and for having influenced popular music in the United States and Great Britain.
- Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer, and actor in motion pictures is Ustad Zakir Hussain.
- Padma Shri (1988), Padma Bhushan (2002), and Padma Vibhushan (2023) were given to him.
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