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Music
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Hindustani Classical Shehnai Player, Vocalist, Thumri, Sufi-Qawwali, Ghazal & Playback Singer-Musician
Kalaimamani Dr. Krishna Ballesh Bhajantri
The Tamil Nadu State's Highest Civilian Awardee - Ustad Bismillah Khan KalaRatna Samman
Son & Disciple of Padmashri Pandit Dr. S.Ballesh & Disciple of Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan & Padma Bhushan Ustad Rashid Khan
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Pandit Dr. S. Ballesh Bhajantri – Founder
An Internationally celebrated Shehnai Artist and (Patiala Gharana) Vocalist, Ghazal singer, “Shehnai Chakravarthy” Pandit Dr. S.Ballesh, hails from MK Hubli town Belgaum district) Karnataka. He is a disciple of world-renowned Shennai Maestro Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan. Initiated into music by his father Pandit Sanna Bharamanna he continued to learn under the guidance of his uncle Pandit Dodda Bharamanna. He further trained under Guru Dr.DP Hiremath, Kirana Gharana, and Patiala Gharana from Pandit Kodanda Singh Salunke Maharaj. He was conferred with "The Honorary Doctorate" D.Litt., (Honoris Cause) by The International Tamil University USA.
Panditji was blessed to train under the guidance of Padmabushan Pandit Dr.Puttaraja Gawai (Gadag) Gwalior Gharana- Kirana Gharana. His training was complete with his induction into the Banaras Gharana under Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib. As his foremost disciple, he also accompanied him for several years.
Panditji is also a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist and Ghazal singer and has been the preferred musician for many music Directors in Bollywood, Tollywood, Mollywood, Kollywood, and all languages across India (such as Maestro Naushad Ali, Maestro MS. Viswanathan, Maestro Illayaraja, Oscar winner A R Rahman and MM. Keeravani).
Panditji has also played for Hollywood music directors and has also collaborated with international musicians in recordings. He has also sung many Hindustani Alaaps and played shehnai for more than 10,000 background scores for films and 65,000 film songs and around 1,00,000 devotional songs. He also sang several songs along with noted singers like K.J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, Illayaraja, and S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, MM. Keeravani and A.R. Rahman .

As a performing musician - he has played in many prestigious Music Festivals and collaborated with senior musicians for Jugalbandis - both Carnatic and Hindustani Notably, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan (sitar), Pt Atul Kumar Upadhaya (violin), Ustad Shafique Khan (sitar), Vidwan G J R Krishnan (violin). He has also performed in India as well as in many other countries.
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He has received many awards including the Radio Mirchi Jury award, Sangit Samrat, Shehnai Samrat, Shehnai Ratna, Sangeet Ratna, KIMA Film Awards, Sanaadi Apanna Kala puraskar. Likewise, he is the only Shehnai player who represents Shehnai from South India.
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