Ganapati Bhat

Pandit Ganapati Bhat, popularly known as Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi, is an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist. He belongs to Kirana -Gwalior Gharana. He is a resident guru at Dr. Gangubai Hangal Gurukul Trust in Hubli. He was born and brought up in Hasanagi, a small village in the state of Karnataka in India.[1][2]

Pandit Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi

Career

Pandit Ganapati Bhat is a disciple of Basavaraj Rajguru,[3] the maestro from Dharwad whose gayaki (singing style) is based on the Kirana, the Gwalior and the Patiala gharanas. Bhat trained under Rajguru from 1966 to 1991. Bhat started his training in music as a sitarist, but was drawn to Hindustani vocal music. Later, he studied with C. R. Vyas, an exponent of the Gwalior Gharana [4]

Pandit Ganapati Bhat was recognised as a B-High grade artist of the All India Radio in 1979. Thereafter, he was recognised with the highest, A-Grade in 1988.

Pandit Ganapati Bhat was Member of Karnataka Sangeet Nritya Academy, Karnataka Government, from 1995 to 1998. He was recognised as a research supervisor in music by the Kannada University, Hampi, in 2001. He was member of the HRD Music Expert Committee, Government of India, New Delhi, from 2001 to 2003. He is also a member of the Akashvani Audition Committee, All India Radio, Dharwad and a member of the examination committee, Post Graduate Music Department, Karnataka University, Dharwad, 2007.

In 2011, he was selected to the position of the Guru, of the Dr. Gangubai Hangal National Gurukul, Hubli, along with noted Hindustani musicians, Pt. Maniprasad, Pt. Kedar Narayan Bodas, Vid. Vijaya Jadhav Gatlewar, and Pt. Kaivalya Kumar Gurav.[5]

Music pedagogy

Since 1980, Pandit Ganapati Bhat has been imparting Hindustani music training in the traditional Gurukual method in his village Hasanagi in Uttar Kannada District, Karnataka.[6]

Awards and recognition
  • Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 1993 by the Government of Karnataka[7]
  • Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Akademi Award in 2007, by the Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Akademi, Government of Karnataka[8]
  • Vatsalabai Bhimsen Joshi Award in 2006 by the Arya Prasarak Mandal Pune, headed by Pt. Bhimsen Joshi[9]
  • Puttaraj Gawai award in 2015[10]
  • Sawai Gandharva Puraskar in 2016[11]
  • Nijaguna Purandara Award in 2017[12]
  • Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru National Award in 2020, by the Pt. Basavaraj Rajguru National Memorial Trust[13]

References
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  2. Prince Rama Varma (21 February 2007). "Pandit Ganapathi Bhatt of Hasanagi, Hindustani Vocalist". webindia123.com. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. "Label with a cause". The Music Magazine (e-zine). 26 July 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  4. "HIGH NOTES: Close encounters". Mumbai Mirror. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. drgangubaihangalgurukul.com https://drgangubaihangalgurukul.com/guru.php. Retrieved 24 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Pt. Ganapathi Bhat Hasanagi to perform on Sunday". Star of Mysore. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. "Rajyotsava Award for Ganapati Bhatt Hasanagi 1993". Department of Kannada and Culture, government of Karnataka. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. Staff (21 June 2002). "ಗಣಪತಿ ಭಟ್, ಶ್ರೀಧರ್ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ 18 ಕಲಾಸಾಧಕರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ". kannada.oneindia.com (in Kannada). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. Smt Vatsalataayi Bhimsen Joshi Puraskar 2006 awarded to Pt Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi, retrieved 24 July 2021
  10. "Puttaraj Gawai Award for Pandit Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi". The Hindu. 4 March 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  11. "Sawai Gandharva Puraskar for Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi". The Hindu. 26 September 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  12. "Hampa Nagarajaiah bags prestigious Pampa award". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  13. "ಪಂಡಿತ್ ಹಾಸಣಗಿಗೆ ರಾಜಗುರು ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ". Prajavani. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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