Bhubaneswar Mishra (Musician)


Bhubaneswar Mishra was an Indian music director and a classical violin player. He was an exponent of Hindustani and Carnatic style of playing the violin. He teamed up with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia to score music for Hindi and Odia films.

Early life

Bhubaneswar, was born in Paralakhemundi in the Indian state of Odisha. He was a boy who hardly used to speak, hence his parents named him Muni. He started learning classical music at a very early age. He learned violin from Guru Dwaram Venkatswamy Naidu and Dwaram Narsingh Rao Naidu in both Hindustani and Carnatic style.

Career

Mishra collaborated Kelucharan Mohapatra] to popularise Odissi dance and Odissi music across the globe. One of his pioneering work in Odissi is scoring music for the Jayadeva's Gitagovinda. He teamed up with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and scored music for many Hindi and Odia films. He also composed music with the pseudo name 'SriKumar'.

Awards and Recognition