Bhimsen Joshi awarded the Bharat Ratna Celebrated vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi awarded the Bharat Ratna by Government of India.The Government of India has decided to confer Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award to be awarded in India to renowned Hindustani Classical Vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi is his full name, he was born on February 4, 1922. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was born in a Kannadiga family in the small town of Gadag in Gadag district in the state of Karna