Classical
singer
Rajan
Mishra
of
the
popular
Rajan-Sajan
Mishra
duo
passed
away
due
to
COVID-19
complications
in
Delhi
on
Sunday
(April
25,
2021).
He
was
70.
He
was
admitted
to
St
Stephen
Hospital
in
Delhi
after
testing
positive
for
COVID-19.
The
Padma
Bhushan
awardee
breathed
his
last
after
suffering
two
heart
attacks
on
Sunday.
His
nephew
Amit
Mishra
was
quoted
as
saying
by
PTI,
"Pandit
Rajan
Mishra
ji
passed
away
at
around
6.30
in
Delhi's
St
Stephen
hospital.
He
had
Covid-19
and
was
admitted
to
the
hospital.
He
had
taken
the
first
dose
of
the
vaccine
about
15-20
days
ago.
He
had
a
heart
attack
in
the
afternoon
and
he
had
another
attack
at
around
5.30."
Many
celebrities
took
to
their
respective
Twitter
handles
to
mourn
the
loss
of
the
classical
singer.
Veteran
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar
tweeted,
"Mujhe
abhi
pata
chala
ki
bahut
guni
shastriya
gayak
Padma
Bhushan
Sangeet
Natak
Akademi
puraskar
se
sammanit
Pandit
Rajan
Mishra
ji
Ka
nidhan
hua
hai.
Ye
sunke
mujhe
bahut
dukh
hua.
Ishwar
unki
aatma
ko
shanti
pradan
kare.
Meri
samvedanaayein
unke
pariwar
ke
saath
hai
(I
came
to
know
that
the
highly
talented
classical
singer
Padma
Bhushan
Sangeet
Natak
Akademi
award
winner
Pandit
Rajan
Mishra
ji
has
passed
away.
I
am
very
sorry
to
hear
this.
My
condolences
to
his
family)."
Mujhe
abhi
pata
chala
ki
bahut
guni
shastriya
gayak
Padma
Bhushan
Sangeet
Natak
Akademi
puraskar
se
sammanit
Pandit
Rajan
Mishra
ji
Ka
nidhan
hua
hai.
Ye
sunke
mujhe
bahut
dukh
hua.
Ishwar
unki
aatma
ko
shanti
pradan
kare.
Meri
samvedanaayein
unke
pariwar
ke
saath
hai.
Salim
Merchant
paid
his
last
respects
to
Mishra
with
a
post
that
read,
"Heartbreaking
news
-
Padma
Bhushan
Shri
Rajan
Mishra
ji
left
us
today.
He
died
of
Covid
in
Delhi
.
He
was
a
renowned
classical
singer
of
the
Benaras
Gharana
&
was
one
half
of
the
brother
duo
pandit
Rajan
Sajan
mishra.
My
condolences
to
the
Family.
Om
Shanti."
Heartbreaking
news
-
Padma
Bhushan
Shri
Rajan
Mishra
ji
left
us
today.
He
died
of
Covid
in
Delhi
.
He
was
a
renowned
classical
singer
of
the
Benaras
Gharana
&
was
one
half
of
the
brother
duo
pandit
Rajan
Sajan
mishra.
"My
deepest
condolences
on
the
passing
away
of
Pandit
Rajan
Mishra.
The
singing
brother
duo
of
hindustani
classical
music
-
Rajan
and
Sajan
Mishra.
#OmShanti," read
Suchitra
Krishnamoorthi's
tweet.
My
deepest
condolences
on
the
passing
away
of
Pandit.
Rajan
Mishra.
The
singing
brother
duo
of
hindustani
classical
music
-
Rajan
and
Sajan
Mishra.
#OmShanti
🙏🙏🙏
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
also
mourned
Rajan
Mishra's
demise
and
wrote,
"शास्त्रीय
गायन
की
दुनिया
में
अपनी
अमिट
छाप
छोड़ने
वाले
पंडित
राजन
मिश्र
जी
के
निधन
से
अत्यंत
दुख
पहुंचा
है।
बनारस
घराने
से
जुड़े
मिश्र
जी
का
जाना
कला
और
संगीत
जगत
के
लिए
एक
अपूरणीय
क्षति
है।
शोक
की
इस
घड़ी
में
मेरी
संवेदनाएं
उनके
परिजनों
और
प्रशंसकों
के
साथ
हैं।
ओम
शांति!
(I
am
saddened
by
the
death
of
Pandit
Rajan
Mishra
ji,
who
left
his
indelible
mark
in
the
world
of
classical
singing.
Mishraji's
demise,
who
was
associated
with
the
Banaras
Gharana,
is
an
irreparable
loss
to
the
art
and
music
world.
My
condolences
to
his
family
and
fans
in
this
hour
of
mourning.
Om
Shanti!)."
शास्त्रीय
गायन
की
दुनिया
में
अपनी
अमिट
छाप
छोड़ने
वाले
पंडित
राजन
मिश्र
जी
के
निधन
से
अत्यंत
दुख
पहुंचा
है।
बनारस
घराने
से
जुड़े
मिश्र
जी
का
जाना
कला
और
संगीत
जगत
के
लिए
एक
अपूरणीय
क्षति
है।
शोक
की
इस
घड़ी
में
मेरी
संवेदनाएं
उनके
परिजनों
और
प्रशंसकों
के
साथ
हैं।
ओम
शांति!
Belonging
to
the
Banaras
Gharana,
Pandit
Rajan
Mishra,
along
with
brother
Sajan
Mishra
enthralled
the
audience,
in
India
and
worldwide
with
their
soulful
singing.
The
brothers,
known
for
their
khyal
style
of
Indian
singing,
were
bestowed
with
the
Padma
Bhushan
award,
the
Sangeet
Natak
Akademi
award
and
the
Gandharva
National
award
in
their
musical
career.