Pt.Sawai Gandharva, Sunderabai

Ramachandra Kundgolkar Saunshi, popularly known as Sawai Gandharva and Ram-bhau, was a popular Hindustani Classical vocalist from Karnataka. He was a master in the genre of Kirana Gharana style. He was one of the foremost disciples of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, and was the guru of Bharat Ratna laureate Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. Sawai Gandharva is best known for popularizing the stylings of the Kirana Gharana through his accomplished disciples, including Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Dr. Gangubai Hangal, Firoz Dastur, and Basavaraj Rajguru. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawai_G...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)