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Chhannulal Mishra

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Chhannulal Mishra
Mishra performing in 2009
Mishra performing in 2009
Background information
Born(1936-08-03)3 August 1936
Hariharpur, Azamgarh district, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died2 October 2025(2025-10-02) (aged 89)
Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
GenresHindustani classical music, Thumri
OccupationSinger
Years active1960–2025

Chhannulal Mishra (3 August 1936 – 2 October 2025) was an Indian Hindustani classical music singer from Banaras. He was an exponent of the Banaras gharana school[1][2][3] of Hindustani classical music, especially Khayal and Purab Ang (Thumri). He won the Shiromani Award of Sur Singar Sansad, Bombay; the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award; the Naushad Award of U.P. Govt; the Yash Bharti Award of U.P; Sangeet Natak Academy fellowship by Government of India;[4] and the Bihar Sangeet Shiromani Award.[5][6] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, on 25 January 2010.[7] He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan India's second highest civilian award in 2020.[8][9] Mishra was the son-in law of Pt Anokhelal Mishra.

Mishra was born on 3 August 1936 in Hariharpur in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, at the home of Badri Prasad Mishra. He first learnt music with his father, Badri Prasad Mishra, and was then educated by Ustad Abdul Ghani Khan of the Kirana gharana.[10] He was trained thereafter by Thakur Jaidev Singh.[citation needed]

Discography

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  • Ramcharitmanas - Album containing six tracks sung about Shri Ram's life journey / story. Literally means the heart of the character of Shri Ram
  • Anjali (Hindi: अंजलि, literally Offering) – Audio CD with 10 tracks which include four Stutis, two Shlokas, two Chalisas, one Stotra and one Vandana dedicated to various aspects of Shakti – Durga, Mahakali, Kali, Saraswati, Vindhyeshwari, Sitala, Ganga, Bhavani.
  • Echoes of Banaras Volume 3 – Audio CD with three Thumris, one Sawani and one Chaiti.
  • Holi Ke Rang – Tesu Ke Phool (Hindi: होली के रंग – टेसू के फूल, literally The colours of Holi, the flowers of Tesu) – Audio CD with eight songs on Holi, seven describing the Holi of Radha and Krishna and one describing the Holi of Parvati and Shiva .
  • Kabir (Hindi: कबीर) – A set of two audio CDs with 12 Bhajans authored by Kabir, a middle-age mystic from Benares.
  • Krishna Madhav (Hindi: कृष्ण माधव) – A set of two audio CDs with 12 Bhajans dedicated to Krishna.
  • Purvaiya – Chaiti (Hindi: पुरवइया – चैती, literally From the Orient – Songs of Chaitra) – Audio CD with nine songs of the Chaiti genre which are traditionally sung in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March–April) which falls during spring.
  • Purvaiya – Kajari (Hindi: पुरवइया – कजरी, literally From the Orient – Songs of Rain) – Audio CD with eight songs of the Kajari genre which are traditionally sung during the rainy season.
  • Rama Raga (Hindi: राम राग, literally The Raga of Rama) – Audio CD with a one-hour rendition of the three words Raja (King), Rama and Raga in various Ragas.
  • Tulsidas – Ramcharitmanas (Hindi: तुलसीदास – रामचरितमानस) – Audio CD with five excerpts from the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas in different Ragas.
  • Shiv Vivah (Hindi: शिव विवाह, literally The marriage of Shiva) – Audio CD with the marriage of Parvati and Shiva from the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas sung in eleven different Ragas, along with four Bhajans dedicated to Shiva.
  • Spirit Of Benares – Audio CD with two Khayals, two Thumris and two Dadaras.
  • Krishna – From The Heart Of Benaras – Audio CD with nine songs dedicated to Krishna.
  • Sundar Kand (Hindi: सुन्दरकाण्ड) – A set of four audio CDs with the entire Sundar Kand of the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas sung in different Ragas, along with two Bhajans dedicated to Hanuman.
  • Music from the living room - Pt Channulal Mishra
  • Makar Records MAKCD027 The Lyrical Tradition of Khyal 8 - Pandit Channulal Mishra.

Bollywood songs

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Death

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Pandit Chhannulal Mishra died in Mirzapur at the age of 89 on 2 October 2025 due to prolonged illness.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ Kirana Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Gharana at indoclassical.com.
  2. ^ Pandit Chhannulal Mishra performs.. The Hindu, 18 February 2005.
  3. ^ Ganapathy, T. K. (23 February 2012). "Spirited show by veterans". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  4. ^ Sangeet Natak Akademi https://sangeetnatak.gov.in Sangeet Natak Akademi
  5. ^ Artists Pandit Chhannulal Mishra at WOMEX.
  6. ^ Artist details Archived 15 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Channulal Mishra at worldwiderecordsindia.com.
  7. ^ "This Year's Padma Awards announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  8. ^ Singh, Binay (25 January 2020). "Varanasi: Pt. Chhannulal Mishra gets Padma Vibhushan Award". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Ministry of Home Affairs" (PDF). padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  10. ^ The heart of Varanasi Archived 4 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu, 7 June 2005.
  11. ^ "Chhannulal Mishra, Hindustani classical singer, dies at 89". The Hindu. 2 October 2025. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra dies at 89, PM pays tribute". India Today. 2 October 2025. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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