Chhannulal Mishra (3 August 1936 – 2 October 2025) was an IndianHindustani classical music singer fromBanaras. He was an exponent of theBanaras gharana school[1][2][3] of Hindustani classical music, especiallyKhayal and Purab Ang (Thumri). He won the Shiromani Award of Sur Singar Sansad, Bombay; the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award; the Naushad Award of U.P. Govt; the Yash Bharti Award of U.P; Sangeet Natak Academy fellowship byGovernment of India;[4] and the Bihar Sangeet Shiromani Award.[5][6] He was awarded thePadma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, on 25 January 2010.[7] He was awarded thePadma Vibhushan India's second highest civilian award in 2020.[8][9] Mishra was the son-in law of PtAnokhelal Mishra.
Mishra was born on 3 August 1936 in Hariharpur in theAzamgarh district ofUttar Pradesh, at the home of Badri Prasad Mishra. He first learnt music with his father, Badri Prasad Mishra, and was then educated by Ustad Abdul Ghani Khan of the Kirana gharana.[10] He was trained thereafter by Thakur Jaidev Singh.[citation needed]
Ramcharitmanas - Album containing six tracks sung about Shri Ram's life journey / story. Literally means the heart of the character of Shri Ram
Anjali (Hindi: अंजलि, literallyOffering) – Audio CD with 10 tracks which include four Stutis, twoShlokas, two Chalisas, oneStotra and one Vandana dedicated to various aspects ofShakti – Durga, Mahakali, Kali, Saraswati, Vindhyeshwari, Sitala, Ganga, Bhavani.
Echoes of Banaras Volume 3 – Audio CD with three Thumris, one Sawani and one Chaiti.
Holi Ke Rang – Tesu Ke Phool (Hindi: होली के रंग – टेसू के फूल, literallyThe colours ofHoli, the flowers ofTesu) – Audio CD with eight songs on Holi, seven describing the Holi ofRadha andKrishna and one describing the Holi ofParvati andShiva .
Kabir (Hindi: कबीर) – A set of two audio CDs with 12 Bhajans authored byKabir, a middle-age mystic from Benares.
KrishnaMadhav (Hindi: कृष्ण माधव) – A set of two audio CDs with 12 Bhajans dedicated to Krishna.
Purvaiya – Chaiti (Hindi: पुरवइया – चैती, literallyFrom the Orient – Songs of Chaitra) – Audio CD with nine songs of the Chaiti genre which are traditionally sung in the Hindu month ofChaitra (March–April) which falls during spring.
Purvaiya – Kajari (Hindi: पुरवइया – कजरी, literallyFrom the Orient – Songs of Rain) – Audio CD with eight songs of the Kajari genre which are traditionally sung during the rainy season.
Rama Raga (Hindi: राम राग, literallyTheRaga ofRama) – Audio CD with a one-hour rendition of the three wordsRaja (King),Rama andRaga in various Ragas.
Tulsidas – Ramcharitmanas (Hindi: तुलसीदास – रामचरितमानस) – Audio CD with five excerpts from theRamcharitmanas ofTulsidas in different Ragas.
Shiv Vivah (Hindi: शिव विवाह, literallyThe marriage of Shiva) – Audio CD with the marriage of Parvati and Shiva from the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas sung in eleven different Ragas, along with four Bhajans dedicated to Shiva.
Spirit Of Benares – Audio CD with two Khayals, two Thumris and two Dadaras.
Krishna – From The Heart Of Benaras – Audio CD with nine songs dedicated to Krishna.
Sundar Kand (Hindi: सुन्दरकाण्ड) – A set of four audio CDs with the entire Sundar Kand of the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas sung in different Ragas, along with two Bhajans dedicated to Hanuman.
Music from the living room - Pt Channulal Mishra
Makar Records MAKCD027 The Lyrical Tradition of Khyal 8 - Pandit Channulal Mishra.
