Rajeshwar Acharya

Rajeshwar Acharya
Born
Varanasi, India
OccupationClassical music vocalist
Known forHindustani classical music
AwardsPadma Sri (2019)

Rajeshwar Acharya is a Hindustani classical vocalist from Varanasi, India. He served as head of the Department of Fine Arts and Music at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University.[1]

In 2019, he was conferred the Padma Shri honour by the President of India for his contribution to the field of arts.[2]

Life

Acharya was born in Varanasi, India. He studied music from Banaras Hindu University and practiced music under Pandit Balwantrai Bhatt. He belongs to the Gwalior gharana of music. His professional career was primarily based in Gorakhpur, where he joined Gorakhpur University as a lecturer in vocal music and later became head of the department.[1] He retired from academic service in 2003 and subsequently resided in Varanasi.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gorakhpur: पद्मश्री प्रो. राजेश्वर आचार्य ने जलतरंग वादन करके बनाया विश्व रिकॉर्ड, DDU में दे चुके हैं सेवाएं". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "10 from UP get Padma Shri award". The Times of India. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "70 वां गणतंत्र दिवसः काशी की संगीत कला को मिला पद्न सम्मान, डॉ आचार्य ने बाबा विश्वनाथ को किया समर्पित". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "प्रो. राजेश्वर आचार्य को मिला पद्मश्री, राष्ट्रपति ने नई दिल्ली में किया सम्मानित- Amarujala". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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