Bhimsen Joshi Quotes

The effortless ease with which his tried vocal chords alternately contrasted the vibrant and tender shades is another special characteristics of Bhimsen’s rendition, capable of capturing the subtlest tones, at once showcasing the aesthetic majesty and grandeur of his exceptionally captivating quality of singing.

He was a genius who could not only transcend all theoretical boundaries of a technique, but verily transport any category of listener to a sublime realm. No wonder, he had among his fans as many votaries of Hindustani style as its Carnatic counterpart.

What is more, Bhimsen was as much at home in encapsulating the classical mode as in toying with the lighter variety of music. While his alap, bhadat and bandish in the classical mode sported a proportioned, balanced and serene majesty of the melodic range, the lighter Bhava Geet, Thumri, Abhang and Dasapadas were redolent with discreet lyrical flavour.

What captured the heart and soul of the discerning listener was his uncanny craftiness and skill, the unfailing imaginative flights, rhythmic continuity and singular charm, making their lasting impact.

One of the illustrious disciples of the famed, Kirana Gharana, hallowed by such great luminaries like its styliser Abdul Karim Khan and his own legendary mentor Rambhau Kundagolkar, better known as Sawai Gandharva, Bhimsen by his stentorian vocalism lent a new dimension to the gharana.

The legendary vocalist Bhimsen Joshi emerged from those remarkable days when creative processes were marked by diversity of thought and emotion.

His exposition of a Khayal is a perfectly balanced presentation showing his excellence in all its varied components.

Had I not been a classical singer, I would have loved to spend my entire life in a garage fine-tuning a Fiat or a Maruti.

I accept this honour on behalf of all Hindustani vocalists who have dedicated their life to music.

Music challenged him and he pushed its boundaries.

The failure of the past philosophers is largely the failure to see the self-evident.

The goal of science is to understand the fundamental reality and the goal of technology is to change that reality.

After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can’t face each other, but still they stay together.

It is profoundly tragic that I am a slave, but it is profoundly joyous that I am Gods slave, not that of a devil.

The most fundamental tragedy of my life is that the ones who I see do not exist and the one who exists I do not see.

Humanity is the crime; God is the criminal.

The world is the court of God. The criminal is God; the punisher is God; man serves the sentence.

God is a philosophical black hole, the point where reason breaks down.

It is impossible to imagine existence void of any intelligence.

Life is a question asked by God about the way He exists.