The Gourishankar is a progressive rock band from Russia formed in 2001 by university friends guitarist Alexandr "Nomy" Agranovich (a.k.a.

Agranson) and keyboardist Doran Usher in the Russian provincial city Syktyvkar.

In 2002 the band released their debut demo tape Integral Symphony followed in 2003 by their first studio album, Close Grip.

Their second studio album 2nd Hands, was recorded in 2006 and was released by Unicorn Digital on March 15, 2007.

In 2015, the jazz label ArtBeat Music was all deluxe editions heritage group called the 1st Decade.