Akhila Bharatha Shehnai Chakravarthy - PADMASHRI Awardee Pandit Dr. S.BALLESH BHAJANTRI, also known as SHEHNAI BALLESH, an Indian classical Hindustani shehnai player. One of the most wellknown disciples of shehnai player Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan, he is an expert in Benares gharana shehnai playing, and a Patiala gharana Hindustani vocalist, ghazal singer, Indian Playback singer and musician, He is credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument. while the shehnai had long held importance as a folk instrument played in traditional ceremonies in India.
Pandit Dr S Ballesh is credited with elevating its status and bringing it back to the centre stage. He was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri, in 2022, in the field of Art, conferred by the President of India, becoming the second classical musician of India after Ustad Bismillah Khan to receive the award.
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