birth_place background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
bikaner solo_singer 2 july 1960 tabla , guitar hindustani classical music santosh_joshi . jpg santosh joshi
 santosh joshi classical vocalist and instrumentalist
santosh joshi

pandit santosh joshi -lrb- संतोष जोशी , born july 2 , 1960 -rrb- is an indian vocalist in the hindustani classical tradition .
he is a member of the joshi gharana , which is a branch of the lucknow tabla gharana -rrb- .
he is known for the khyal form of singing , as well as for his popular renditions of devotional bhajans and hori .
he is the most recent recipient of the rajiv ratna award of bikaner .
