Musafir Ram Bhardwaj Explained

Musafir Ram Bhardwaj
Birth Place:Himachal Pradesh, India
Genre:Indian folk
Occupation:Instrumentalist
Instrument:Paun mata

Musafir Ram Bhardwaj is a paun mata musical instrument player from Himachal Pradesh, India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2014.

Life

He was born in 1930 to Deewana Ram at Sunchai village in the Bharmour area in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India. He had no formal education. He learned to play the pauna mata from his father at the age of 13 and has played it ever since. He performed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. He is also an agriculturist and tailor. Bhardwaj has four sons and two daughters.[1]

Paun mata

Paun mata is a traditional musical instrument made of copper drums and lamb's skin. The Bhardwaj family plays the instrument, and they have been invited to social and religious ceremonies in Himachal Pradesh to play.[1]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Lifetime Achievement Award: Musafir Ram Bhardwaj . Rajiv K.. Phull . 2014-02-01 . 2014-02-09 . Divya Himachal . https://archive.today/20140226103023/http://www.divyahimachal.com/himachal-news-2/himachal-excellence-awards-2013-9/ . dead . 2014-02-26.
  2. Padma Awards Announced . Ministry of Home Affairs . 25 January 2014 . 2014-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101141/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 . 22 February 2014 .