Shivnath Mishra

Shivnath Mishra

Pandit Shivnath Mishra (b. October 12, 1943) is an Indian sitarist and composer. He is an exponent of the Benares Gharana school of Hindustani classical music. He was formerly a lecturer and the Head of the Music Department at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi. A 2011 ITV documentary described Pandit Shivnath, along with his son Deobrat, as 'household names on the Indian music scene'.

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