NASA sent the voice of this Indian singer to space!!!
NASA sent the voice of this indian singer to space!!!
Every "raag" of Hindustani music has its own feeling. Be it Raag Bhopali, Raag Yaman or Raag Bhairavi. If someone masters these ragas, then no one can stop a musician from becoming successful. The personality we are talking about today. Her voice has echoed in space as well. Her name was Kesarbai Kerkar.
singer Kesarbai Kerkar belonged to the jaipur Gharana
Many famous personalities of the music world emerged from the "Jaipur Gharana", one of the prestigious gharanas of the country, one of them was classical singer Kesarbai Kerkar. Many were fans of her "Raag Bhairavi". She is the first singer of India, whose song 'Jaat Kahan Ho...' was also sent to space.
Born on July 13, 1892, Kesarbai Kerkar started learning music at the age of eight. Kerkar studied classical music with Abdul Karim Khan in Kolhapur for eight months. After this, she became a disciple of Ustad Alladiya Khan, founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana in 1921. She took training in classical music for about 11 years. She tried her hand at singing for the first time in 1930. As long as Alladiya Khan was alive, Kesarbai Kerkar continued to learn music from him.
nasa had sent her song into space
Kesarbai Kerkar got recognition from the song "Jaat Kahan Ho". However, a big achievement came in her part when her song "Jaat Kahan Ho" was sent into space in the year 1977 with the help of spacecraft Voyager-1 and Voyager-2. The Voyager-1 spacecraft sent by nasa has a 12-inch gold-plated copper disc, which contains songs of composers Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach and Mozart. It was named 'The Sounds of Earth' album. Classical singer Kesarbai Kerkar was also awarded many awards for her contribution to the field of art. She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1953 and Padma bhushan in 1969.