new delhi prime curate narendra modi chose varanasi parliamentary constituency artists famed benaras gharana unrivalled aspiration revive ancient city musical inheritance get years some other election comes around say expectation prime minister remains unfulfilled promise music academy save carry musical heritage bang discordant note city produced legends like ustad bismillah khan pandit ravi shankar girija devi siddheshwari devi pandit anokhe let euphony fade away torrid hope artists said still waiting kala dham may electoral come out general public clearly come forth maximum importance music padma bhushan awardee renowned vocalist pandit channu lal mishra lot work done city since modi became mp community musicians pressing music votes may go round out elections raft work cleanliness beautification ghats cleaning ganga done city last five years wish academy dedicated benaras gharana mishra said otherwise music drop dead veterans left young generation know depth benarasi now vocalists sing two types thumri types total thumri dadra khayal hori chaiti list long teach girija devi already irony city gave name entire school music academy carry tradition deeply felt others varanasi joined unesco music bandwagon proposed demonstrate tradition based dhaam padma awardees met varanasi municipal corporation state government officials regard given assurance requirement would aught done issue far commonwealth government sources said sent file centre completing ground workplace delay sajan mishra foremost index khayal style singing order city music musicians deserve due many padma awardee artists two bharat ratnas bismillah khan ravi shankar benaras strange city music honorary society gave written memo duet years back nothing suffice also keep instruments recordings legendary musicians academy said rajan demand raised two years ago well bismillah khan shehnai steal home also facilities classical musicians like concessions railway air tickets granting immunity gst service assess pension etc hope modiji take initiative revive musical heritage rajan mishra girija devi expressed bid academy varanasi last interview pti modi win last general elections would academy varanasi would gone kolkata fabled vocalist faculty member calcutta based itc music research academy said mother soul still varanasi one academy always wished somebody rest peace sudha dutta girija devi girl told pti awasthi padma shri awardee girija devi disciple say mainstream institutions concenter benaras prime curate sum boost upcoming artists kashi city neer needed political patronage take off losing legends feeling vacuum modi chose city constituency mainstream institutions giving platform upcoming artists also said sangeet natak honorary society adopted many schools teaching classical music asunder vedic studies indira gandhi centre art besides new centre added