Kumar Gandharva was enrolled at the Deodhar School of Music in Mumbai. Established by renowned musicologist B.R. Deodhar, the school was known for breaking from the gharana tradition and ...

Kumar Gandharva wanted to push the boundaries of which sounds could be deemed musical. Take, for instance, the manner in which he developed Raag Madha-Suraja – literally, the gleaming sun at noon.

‘Kumar Gandharva was not just a musical genius but also a profound scholar & thinker’: Amit Dutta & Kuldeep Barve International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025: In this first instalment of a two ...

More than three decades after his death, Kumar Gandharva’s music is still popular. His voice is heard in mobile phone ringtones in unlikely places—railway stations, airports, public meetings.

Kumar Gandharva was the youngest of this cohort, the other members being Gangubai Hangal, Bhimsen Joshi, and Basavaraj Rajguru. When his friend and fellow musician arrived unannounced at his doorstep, ...

Kumar Gandharva was born as Shivaputrayya Sidramayya Komkalimath, in Sulebhavi on April 8, 1924. He was considered a child prodigy and given the sobriquet of ‘Kumar Gandharva’ by a local seer.

Belagavi: KLE Society and Kumar Gandharva Pratishthan of Madhya Pradesh organised the centenary of singer Kumar Gandharva at KLE College, Belagavi, on Saturday. Inaugurating the event, KLE working ...

Did you learn from your grandfather – the late Kumar Gandharva – or your other teachers (father Mukul Shivputra, grandmother Vasundhara Komkali, and Madhup Mudgal)?

“Kumar Gandharva, one of the stalwarts of the Indian music world, was born on April 9, 1924 in Sulebhavi of Belagavi taluk. His birth centenary should be celebrated by the government.

When the world constantly rushes, chasing new things, traditional art forms often quietly ask us to pause, slow down and feel the moment. For dancer-actor Rukmini Vijayakumar, Bharatanatyam has been ...