April 8, 2022 2:24 PM
Indian classical singer Pandit Kumar Gandharva's 98th birth anniversary is being celebrated today
Today is 98th birth anniversary of well-known Indian classical singer Pandit Kumar Gandharva who was famous for his vocal style and his refusal to be bound by the tradition of any Gharana. Originally he was known as Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath.<br />''<br />'' The name, Kumar Gandharva, is a title given to him when he was a child prodigy; a Gandharva is a musical spirit in Hindu mythology. Gandharva was born in Sulebhavi near Belgaum, Karnataka, in a Kanna...