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Bhimsen Joshi is an actor, composer, singer born in Ron (India).
Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ( ; BHEEM-SAYN joe-SHEE; 4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011), also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition from the Indian subcontinent. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). Joshi belongs to the Kirana gharana tradition of Hindustani Classical Music. He is noted for his concerts, and between 1964 and 1982 Joshi toured Afghanistan, Italy, France, Canada and USA. He was the first musician from India whose concerts were advertised through posters in New York City. Joshi was instrumental in organising the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival annually, as homage to his guru, Sawai Gandharva.
Biography excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
| Born | 14 February 1921, Ron |
| Profession | actor, composer, singer |
| Nationality | India |
| Awards | Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Shri in arts, Maharashtra Bhushan Award |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Aries |
| Nakshatra | Ashwini (Pada 3) |
| Sun Sign | Aquarius |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Scorpio |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 147 musicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 6 of them (4%) have the Moon in Aries, like Bhimsen Joshi, and 3 (2%) share the Ashwini Nakshatra — the #24 most common Moon Nakshatra among musicians, where Anuradha leads with 10 (7%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Bhimsen Joshi was born on 14 February 1921 in Ron. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Bhimsen Joshi's Moon sign (Rashi) is Aries and the Nakshatra is Ashwini, pada 3, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Bhimsen Joshi's Ascendant is Scorpio, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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