Pandit Bhimsen Joshi has passed away in Pune. He was undergoing treatment at a city hospital after he complained of breathlessness and vomiting. The 89-year-old, who was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2008, was on periodic dialysis following a kidney failure.

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