Ganapati Bhat

[1][2] 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.

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.

[citation needed] He was member of the HRD Music Expert Committee, Government of India, New Delhi, from 2001 to 2003.

[citation needed] 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.

[5] 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.