Aakashvani Sangeet Sammelan to be named for Bhimsen Joshi

Pune, Feb 6 (PTI)The prestigious Aakashvani music festival will be named after legendary classical vocalist lateBhimsen Joshi, it was announced on Saturday.

Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting PrakashJavadekar made the announcement at a ''Pandit Bhimsen Joshicentenary commemoration function'' here, an official release said.

The musical festival will now be known as Bharat RatnaPandit Bhimsen Joshi Aakashvani Sangeet Sammelan, he said.

Javadekar also said that Doordarshan and All IndiaRadio have made available Joshi's recordings on YouTube.

Bhimsen Joshi (1922- 2011) was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2009.