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'''Purshottam Das Jalota''' (9 September 1925 - January 18, 2011) was Indian classical and devotional music singer, best known for his [[bhajan]]s. He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]], in 2004.
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'''Purshottam Das Jalota''' (9 September 1925 – 18 January 2011) was an Indian classical and devotional music singer, best known for his [[bhajan]]s. He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]], in 2004.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>


Born in [[Phagwara]], Punjab, he learnt [[Hindustani classical music]] from Master Ratan of [[Sham Chaurasia gharana]]. At the age of twenty four he shifted to [[Lucknow]] and started singing professionally. He gradually shifted to singing Bhajans and set to tune several Bhajans based on Raagdari Sangeet. He considered that this would propagate India's rich cultural heritage as well as popularize classical music. He is the father of singer [[Anup Jalota]]. He passed away at the age of 84 on 18th January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news-and-interviews/Anup-Jalotas-father-passes-away/articleshow/7317484.cms |title=Anup Jalota's father passes away - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2011-01-19 |accessdate=2014-06-16}}</ref>
Born in [[Phagwara]], Punjab, he learnt [[Hindustani classical music]] from Master Ratan of [[Sham Chaurasia gharana]]{{citation needed|date = June 2014}}. At the age of twenty-four, he moved to [[Lucknow]] and started singing professionally. He gradually shifted to singing Bhajans and set to tune several Bhajans based on Raagdari Sangeet, or what is sometimes referred to as [[Indian classical music]] in the West. He considered that this would propagate India's rich cultural heritage as well as popularize classical music.


He was the father of the singer [[Anup Jalota]]. He died at the age of 85 on 18 January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news-and-interviews/Anup-Jalotas-father-passes-away/articleshow/7317484.cms |title=Anup Jalota's father passes away - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2011-01-19 |access-date=2014-06-16}}</ref>
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==Awards & Titles==

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* "Bhajan Samrat" by All India Hindu Mahasabha.
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==Awards and titles==
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* The Jeevan Jagruti Manch honoured him with the "Rashtra Bhushan Award" at the hands of the former President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, in 1992.
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* "Bhajan Samrat" by All India Hindu Mahasabha. {{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
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* He was honored by being presented the key of the city of Chicago, U.S.A. by the Mayor of Chicago.
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* The Jeevan Jagruti Manch honored him with the "Rashtra Bhushan Award" at the hands of the former President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, in 1992.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
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* He was made an honorary citizen of Baltimore, U.S.A. by the Mayor of Baltimore.
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* He was honored by being presented the key of the city of Chicago, the US by the Mayor of Chicago.{{citation needed|date = June 2014}}
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* Government of India honored him with [[Padma Shri]] in the year 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Padma-Awards-2004/222717 |title=Padma Awards 2004 |publisher=Outlookindia.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|page=126|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf}}</ref>
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* He was made an honorary citizen of Baltimore, U.S.A. by the Mayor of Baltimore. {{citation needed|date = June 2014}}
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* Government of India honored him with [[Padma Shri]] in the year 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Padma-Awards-2004/222717 |title=Padma Awards 2004 |publisher=Outlookindia.com |access-date=2014-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|page=126|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf}}</ref>


== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.anupjalota.in/pdjalota.html Shri Purshottam Das Jalota Profile] Anup Jalota website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150223153044/http://www.anupjalota.in/pdjalota.html Shri Purshottam Das Jalota Profile] Anup Jalota website
* [http://www.sangitkalakendra.org/artist.php?action=view&artist_id=13 Shri Purshottam Das Jalota on Sugam Sangeet]
* [http://www.sangitkalakendra.org/artist.php?action=view&artist_id=13 Shri Purshottam Das Jalota on Sugam Sangeet]
* [http://gaana.com/artist/purushottam-das-jalota Discography on gaana.com]
* [http://gaana.com/artist/purushottam-das-jalota Purshottam Das Jalota, Discography] at [[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]


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Latest revision as of 05:26, 15 September 2022

Purshottam Das Jalota (9 September 1925 – 18 January 2011) was an Indian classical and devotional music singer, best known for his bhajans. He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India, in 2004.[1]

Born in Phagwara, Punjab, he learnt Hindustani classical music from Master Ratan of Sham Chaurasia gharana[citation needed]. At the age of twenty-four, he moved to Lucknow and started singing professionally. He gradually shifted to singing Bhajans and set to tune several Bhajans based on Raagdari Sangeet, or what is sometimes referred to as Indian classical music in the West. He considered that this would propagate India's rich cultural heritage as well as popularize classical music.

He was the father of the singer Anup Jalota. He died at the age of 85 on 18 January 2011.[2]

Awards and titles

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  • "Bhajan Samrat" by All India Hindu Mahasabha. [citation needed]
  • The Jeevan Jagruti Manch honored him with the "Rashtra Bhushan Award" at the hands of the former President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, in 1992.[citation needed]
  • He was honored by being presented the key of the city of Chicago, the US by the Mayor of Chicago.[citation needed]
  • He was made an honorary citizen of Baltimore, U.S.A. by the Mayor of Baltimore. [citation needed]
  • Government of India honored him with Padma Shri in the year 2004.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Anup Jalota's father passes away - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Padma Awards 2004". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. p. 126.
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