Pt. Kaivalyakumar Gurav

Pt. Kaivalyakumar is a leading exponent of Kirana Gharana with a rich multigenerational lineage. His grandfather Pt. Ganapatrao Gurav was a first batch disciple of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, founder of Kirana Gharana. He was trained by his father Pt. Sangmeshwar Gurav. Owing to his strong roots, Pt. Kaivalyakumar is a treasure house of extraordinary compositions (bandish). Born on 22nd October, Pt. Kaivayakumar hails from Dharwad, Karnataka and has received various recognitions like ‘Raza foundation award’, ‘Surmani’ and ‘Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar’. He has several albums to his credit. Pt. Kaivalyakumar is a Gold Medallist of M.A. Music from Karnataka University. He took to music quite early, which was pretty natural considering his rich musical heritage. Endowed with a melodious, fluid and high pitched voice, Pt. Kaivalyakumar has enthralled the audiences in his various stage performances in India and abroad. His rendition of Raagas is marked by natural phirat, murki, rigorous tans, infallible rhythm, imaginative content and aesthetic approach to raagas. He is the youngest Hindustani Classical vocalist to get a top grade by 'All India Radio' (India’s national radio channel) and 'Doordarshan' (India’s national television channel). 

A great singer of Khayal, Pt. Kaivalyakumar also renders Marathi Natya Sangeet and Abhang, Bhajans, Kannada Vachana and Dasara Pada with equal finesse and all of this has won him the acclaim of listeners and critics alike, all over India and abroad.

Pt. Kaivalyakumar has performed in many of the musical megafest in India as well as abroad. Some of them are as follows -

Tansen Sangeet Samaroh, Gwalior.

Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsava, Pune

Mysore Dasara Festival, Mysore

Kalidas Sangeet Sammelan, Mumbai

Gunidaas Sangeet Sammelan, Mumbai

Shankarlal Festival, New Delhi

Dover Lane Music Conference, Kolkata

Gandharva Mahavidyalay Sangeet Sammelan, New Delhi

Konark Festival, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 

Harvallabha Sangeet Sammelana, Jalandhar, Panjab 

Vasant Utsava Sangeet Samaroha, Chandigarh, Panjab 

Haridaas Sangeet Sammelan, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh 

Malhar Mahotsava. Pune

Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki Sangeet Samaroha, Panaji, Goa 

Kesarbai Sangeet Mahotsava, Goa

Radio Sangeet Sammelan, All India Radio .

The years of single minded devotion to music have culminated into voice culture techniques that Panditji shares in workshops organized in India and abroad.

Pt. Kaivalyakumar has enthralled audiences in United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Dubai, Muscat and Qatar. Noted music companies have been more than eager to release CDs and albums of his music.

Pt. Kaivalyakumar continues to be a luminous gem in the bejewelled panorama of Indian Classical music. He is the youngest Hindustani Classical vocalist to get a top grade by 'All India Radio' (India’s national radio channel) and 'Doordarshan' (India’s national television channel). 

Recently he has been appointed as a Guru of Kirana Gharana at Gangubai Hangal Gurukul, Hubli.