Unlike a typical mandolin's eight strings, tuned to GG-DD-AA-EE, Srinivas generally used only five strings tuned to CGCGC. Published: November 2, 2013 3:03:50 am Early life and background. Raghavendra has urged the court to restrain Shrinivas and Jayant, Bhimsen’s sons from his second wife, from selling the family’s bungalow and two flats in Pune. Raghavendra Joshi,Joshi s son from his first wife,Sunanda Katti,has challenged his will in an appeal made before a special court,while Shrinivas,his son from the second wife Vatsala has called the allegations made in the appeal as false.

At the age of five, he picked up his father U. Satyanarayana's mandolin, after he heard it being played at a concert he attended with his father. A feud over the will of late Hindustani classical music maestro Pandit Bhimsen Joshi has brought to the limelight the split between the families of his two wives.Raghavendra Joshi,Joshi’s son from his first wife,Sunanda Katti,has challenged his will in an appeal made before a special court,while Shrinivas,his son from the second wife Vatsala has called the allegations made in the appeal as false.Raghavendra filed an application in the court to place a restraining order on Jayant and Shrinivas,Bhimsen Joshi’s sons from his second wife,from disposing of family property,including Kalashree,a bungalow in Sadashiv Peth,and two flats in the Sankul housing society in Erandwane.The appeal alleges that Joshi’s will,dated September 22,2008 was forged,and that before it was made,his father had ‘lost control of own body and mind.’ An interim order by the court on the appeal then restrained Jayant and Shrinivas from disposing of the properties.Speaking to Newsline,Shrinivas said,“The allegations that have been made are totally false and have been made with a motive of harassment. At a young age he was internationally viewed as the successor to He made his debut public Carnatic concert performance in 1978 during the Over his career, he toured across the world, and collaborated with John McLaughlin, He was the first musician to use the electric mandolin in Carnatic music: he modified the electric western instrument, using five single strings instead of the traditional four doubled strings to suit the Carnatic pitch, Over the years, Srinivas recorded over 137 albums, in diverse genres from Carnatic music solos to Srinivas' first mandolin belonged to his father, a clarinetist. He then switched to the electric mandolin, which was better suited for sustained notes and musical ornamentations.

Srinivas started out on the acoustic mandolin, but neither the size nor plucking required of the acoustic mandolin was suited for long, sustained notes.

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi’s son talks to Salil Jayakar about his dedication to classical music and his upcoming concert .. Srinivas performing in Pune, January to December 2009 The will has been registered after two months from the date of execution,that too by calling the sub-registrar to the house.”“In order to ascertain the facts in mental and physical health of late Bhimsen Joshi at the time of execution of the will,it is necessary to go for expert medical evidence and it can be availed only at the time of the final hearing of the suit,” the interim order further said.Copyright © 2020 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. All Rights Reserved Pandit Bhimsen Joshi’s family strikes a discordant note