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{{Short description|Indian sitarist, scholar, and composer}}
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[[File:D.T.Joshi.jpg|thumb|Dhruvatara Joshi]]
'''Pandit Dhruvatara Joshi''' (Dhrubatara Joshi) or '''Joshiji''' (1912–1993) was an exponent of [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani Classical Music]]. A sitarist, vocalist, scholar and composer,<ref name="Devidayal, N.">{{Cite book |last=Devidayal |first=Namita |title=The sixth string of Vilayat Khan |date=2018 |publisher=Context |isbn=978-93-87578-90-6 |location=Chennai}}</ref> Joshi ji was trained in the traditions of the [[Etawah gharana|Etawah Gharana]]<ref name="Mukherjea, K.">{{Cite journal |last1=Mukherjea |first1=K. |last2=Manuel |first2=P. |year=2010 |title=Radhika Mohan Maitra: His Life and Times |journal=Asian Music |volume=41 |issue=2 |pages=180–197 |doi=10.1353/amu.0.0065 |jstor=40930326}}</ref> and the [[Agra gharana|Agra Gharana]] of the [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani Classical Music.]]

== Early life ==
Born in [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India on 1 October 1912,<ref name="Ghosh_T">{{Cite book |last=Ghosh |first=Tapasi |title=Pran piya: Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan, his life and contribution to the world of music |date=2008 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors |isbn=978-81-269-0855-4 |location=New Delhi}}</ref> he was the son of Taradutta Joshi and Dr. Manorama Devi. He held a master's degree in Philosophy from the [[University of Lucknow]].<ref name="Ghosh_T" />

== Career ==

Pandit Joshi shifted from Lucknow to Kolkata, to learn sitar under the tutelage of [[Enayat Khan|Ustad Enayat Khan]] of the [[Etawah gharana|Etawah Gharana]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2004 |title=Vilayat Khan - Innovative maestro of the sitar |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/articles-in-foreign-media.htm?dtl/14744/Vilayat+Khan++Innovative+maestro+of+the+sitar |website=Minstery of Internal Affairs Media Center}}</ref><ref name="Ghosh, N.">{{Cite book |last=Ghosh |first=Nikhil |title=The Oxford encyclopaedia of the music of India |date=2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-565098-3 |location=New Delhi}}</ref> after meeting the Ustad in an instrument shop.<ref name="Mukherjea, K." /> [[Enayat Khan|Ustad Enayat Khan]], the father of [[Vilayat Khan|Ustad Vilayat Khan]], often referred to Joshiji as his eldest son.<ref name="Devidayal, N." /> Pandit Joshi has been deemed a guiding figure for the young Ustaad Vilayat in the string tradition <ref>{{Cite web | author=Sorrell, N. | title=Vilayat Khan : Innovative maestro of the sitar | website=The Independent | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/vilayat-khan-549666.html | date=2004-03-24}}</ref><ref name="Devidayal, N." /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Datta |first=P. |year=2004 |title=Khan of grace |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/article30221812.ece |access-date=1 June 2024 |publisher=Frontline}}</ref> After Ustaad Enayat's untimely demise, he shifted to vocal music <ref>সেন, ডি.পি., সঙ্গীত ও সঙ্গীত গুণী:স্মৃতিকথা-ধ্রুবতারা জোশী,স্মৃতির কয়েক পাতা,নতুন চিঠি,শরৎ, ১৯৯৩:১৮১-৭</ref> under the tutelage of Aftab-e-mausiqi Ustad [[Faiyaz Khan]] as a "gandabandh shagird" <ref name="Ghosh_T" /> as per instructions of [[Enayat Khan|Ustad Enayat Khan]] . Gradually he became a specialist in [[Dhrupad]], [[Dhamar (music)|Dhamar]], [[Khyal|Khayal]] and [[Thumri]], characteristic of the [[Agra gharana|Agra Gharana]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Pandit Joshi served the [[All India Radio]] (AIR) in the capacity of Deputy Chief Producer.<ref name="Devidayal, N." /><ref name="Ghosh_T" /> His presentation on ''Experiments in Orchestration of Indian Music'' in the AIR music symposia has been preserved by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, in edited volume.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://archive.org/details/aspectsofindianm00indi/page/n3/mode/2up |title=Aspects of Indian music : a series of special articles and papers read at the music symposia arranged by All India Radio |date=1957 |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India}}</ref> Later, he joined the [[Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya]], Khairagarh as the pioneering Dean of the music faculty.<ref name="Ghosh_T" /> Further, he served the [[Visva-Bharati University|Vishva Bharati University]], in Shantiniketan, as the Head of the Department of Classical Music.<ref name="Ghosh_T" /><ref name="Ghosh, N." /> Today, Joshiji's biography is taught in the university as a part of the C-XIV (Practical) course in Masters of Music in Hindustani Classical Music.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Visva-Bharati Sangit-Bhavana - Curriculum for Postgraduate Course Masters in Music in Hindusthani Classical Music, Visva-Bharati | publisher=Department of Hindusthani Classical Music | url=https://visvabharati.ac.in/iqac/uploads/syllabus/sangit/2_m_music_hcm.pdf}}</ref> He founded the Padmaja Naidu College of Music, at the [[University of Burdwan]].<ref name="Ghosh_T" />

== Awards and Recognitions ==
Pandit Dhruvatara Joshi has composed numerous bandishes under the pen name of "Premrang", "Rasik Piya" in Hindi and "Junu Lakhanbhi" in Urdu.<ref>Chaudhuri, D (2005), "Guldasta": Prof. D.T. Joshi and His Compositions, 2005, Sanjay Prakashan, Delhi</ref><ref name="Ghosh_T" /> His notable compositions include the melancholy "बिन देखे जीयेरा नहीं माने" (Bin Dekhe Jiera Nahin Maane).{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Pandit Joshi has been a recipient of numerous accolades, awards and recognitions. Some notable mentions include "Sangeet Acharya" award by [[Prayag Sangeet Samiti]], Fellowship of the [http://www.upsna.ac.in Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy] in 1974, [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]] Award in 1981, Bhuwalka Award of Sangeet Saurabh in 1984<ref name="Ghosh_T" /> and the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]] in 1979 by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/1741165264_Dhruv%20Tara%20Joshi.pdf | title=I present to you, Sir Shri Dhruva Tara Joshi | website=www.sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="Ghosh, N." /><ref>{{Cite web | website=The Tribune | year=2023 | title=Sangeet Natak akademi awards: Doyens of Arts as Fellows for Life | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/sangeet-natak-akademi-awards-doyens-of-arts-as-fellows-for-life-483215}}</ref>

He has been awarded a Doctors of Letters (D.Litt.) by the Rabindra Bharati University and the University of Burdwan.<ref name="Ghosh_T" /> Also, he has been invited to share his experiences in national broadcaster platforms including [[All India Radio]]<ref name="Ghosh_T" /><ref>AKASHVANI: Vol. XLIII, No. 48. (26 November 1978 )(79 vols). New Delhi: All India Radio (AIR)</ref>

==Legacy ==
Pandit Dhruvatara Joshi died on 28 September 1993 in [[Bardhaman]], West Bengal, India.<ref name="Ghosh_T" /> He is survived by his students including Vidushi [[Naina Devi (singer)|Naina Devi]], Vidushi [[Subhra Guha]],<ref>Alaghband‐Zadeh, Chloë (2013) Analysing ţhumrī. PhD Thesis. SOAS, University of London</ref> Prof. [[Kalyan Mukherjea]], Dr. Sharmishtha Sen, Professor Mohan Singh Khangura, Prof. Tapasi Ghosh,<ref>{{Cite web| title=Faculty profile - Prof. Tapasi Ghosh | url=https://www.caluniv.ac.in/academic/Home-Sc/Tapasi-Ghosh.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307190540/https://www.caluniv.ac.in/academic/Home-Sc/Tapasi-Ghosh.pdf | archive-date=2022-03-07}}</ref> Ustaad Golam Imam, Prof. Sabyasachi Sarkhel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sabyasachisarkhel.com/about-sabyasachi|title=Sabyasachi Sarkhel|first=Sabyasachi|last=Sarkhel|website=Sabyasachi Sarkhel}}</ref> Randhir Roy (Esraj), Alpana Munshi,<ref name="Ghosh_T" /> [[Shampa Reza]].

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