Shivnath Mishra
Shivnath Mishra was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India on October 12th, 1943 and is the Indian Composer And Musician. At the age of 80, Shivnath Mishra biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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In 1967, Mishra won the prestigious All India Radio competition held at Allahabad. This was followed by a gold medal at the All India Music Conference in Calcutta in 1967. Mishra has played at several prestigious music festivals including Sangeet Natak Academy in 1993. He has played many times in Ganga Mahotsav Cultural Program organized by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is a prominent 'A' class Artist in All India Radio.
Shivnath Mishra, his son Deobrat, and various other members of the Mishra-Maharaj family were featured in the 2011 British ITV1 documentary A Passage Through India, narrated by Caroline Quentin.
Mishra has toured extensively internationally including to Italy, Germany, Frace, Belgium, Holland, Japan, Switzerlad, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Canada and the US.
Mr. Mishra is known for supporting social movements through his music. He has organized several charity events to support social organizations. In January 2009 he organized a concert at his own academy in Varanasi as a tribute to the victims of 2008 Mumbai attacks. On 12 June 2012 Mr. Mishra organized another huge event to support Ganga Seva Abhiyanam's fight to protect the purity and sanctity of the river Ganges.
- Shivnath Mishra was awarded the title of Padma Shri in 2022. He is the only Sitar player from Varanasi to have received Padma Shri Award after Ravi Shankar
- Shivnath Mishra was awarded the UP Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 2004.