Hindustani music vocalist Rajan Mishra died on Sunday in Delhi. He was 70.

Mishra was suffering from the coronavirus and had developed heart complications, according to The Indian Express.

“Pandit Rajan Mishraji passed away around 6.30 pm in Delhi’s St Stephen hospital,” the singer’s nephew Amit told PTI. “He had Covid-19 and was admitted to the hospital. He had taken the first dose of the vaccine about 15 to 20 days ago. He had a heart attack in the afternoon and he had another attack around 5.30 pm.”

Rajan Mishra and his brother Sajan Mishra are the foremost exponents of the Benaras gharana. For decades, both of them have performed for Indian and global audiences. Rajan Mishra was born and brought up in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi city. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India, in 2007.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his condolences and said Rajan Mishra’s death is a loss to the world of art and music.

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