Shivnath Mishra | |
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![]() Shivnath Mishra at his academy in 2007 | |
Background information | |
Born | Benares, Benares State, British India | 12 October 1943
Genres | Indian classical music |
Occupation(s) | Sitarist |
Instrument(s) | Sitar |
Labels | T-Series, Soundings of the Planet |
Website | music-of-benares |
Pandit Shivnath Mishra (born 12 October 1943) is an Indian sitarist. He is an exponent of the Benares Gharana school of Indian classical music.[1][2][3] He was formerly a lecturer and the Head of the Music Department at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi.[4]