Dhruvatara Joshi

Pandit Dhruvatara Joshi (Dhrubatara Joshi) or Joshiji (1912–1993) was an exponent of Hindustani Classical Music. A sitarist, vocalist, scholar and composer, Joshi ji was trained in the traditions of the Etawah Gharana and the Agra Gharana of the Hindustani Classical Music.

Early life Born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in India on 1 October 1912, he was the son of Taradutta Joshi and Dr. Manorama Devi. He held a master's degree in Philosophy from the University of Lucknow. after meeting the Ustad in an instrument shop. After Ustaad Enayat's untimely demise, he shifted to vocal music under the tutelage of Aftab-e-Mausiqi Ustad Faiyaz Khan as a "gandabandh shagird" Later, he joined the Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh as the pioneering Dean of the music faculty. He founded the Padmaja Naidu College of Music, at the University of Burdwan.

He has been awarded a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by the Rabindra Bharati University and the University of Burdwan.

Legacy Pandit Dhruvatara Joshi died on 28 September 1993 in Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. Prof. Kalyan Mukherjea, Dr. Sharmishtha Sen, Professor Mohan Singh Khangura, Prof. Tapasi Ghosh, Ustaad Golam Imam, Prof. Sabyasachi Sarkhel. Randhir Roy (Esraj), Alpana Munshi, Shampa Reza.