Kolkata, Jan 31: Violin virtuoso Pandit vishnu Govind Jog died at his residence here early today following protracted illness. He was 84.

He is survived by a daughter and son.
Born in Peshwar in Pakistan on February 21, 1920. The violin czar moved to Kolkata after the partition.
Recipient of several national and international awards, he was honoured with the Padma Shree in 1993 and the Padma Bhushan in 1982.
Pandit Jog, whose name is synonymous with the violin genre in Hindustani classical music, is a performer with the unique distinction of remaining in the top slot of classical musicians through three consecutive generations. His career as a highly active and successful performer spanned almost five decades.
He received his early training under the tutelage of S C Athavale and late Ganpat Rao Purohit. Subsequently, he had his training from Vishweswar Shastry, the renowned musician and musicologist Dr S N Ratanjarkar, and for a short time from the celebrated Ustad Allauddin Khan.
Groomed in the Gwalior, Agra and Bakhle styles, Pandit Jog's virtuosity, mastery of ragas and an uncanny realisation of space and time in the construction and knowledge of rhythm were his hallmarks.
His duets with Ustad Bismillah Khan have met with spectacular successes in India and abroad.
He has toured extensively both in India and abroad, significantly in east Africa, Nepal, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, France, USA and west Germany. In 1985, he performed to great acclaim under the auspices of the festival of India in the US.
Apart from innumerable other honorary positions, he also served on the committee of experts at the Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata.
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