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| name          = Krishna Gundopant Ginde
| name          = Krishna Gundopant Ginde
| alias        = K G Ginde
| alias        = K G Ginde
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1925|12|26|}}
| birth_date    = {{birth date|df=yes|1925|12|26|}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1994|7|13|1925|12|26|df=y}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1994|7|13|1925|12|26|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| origin        = [[Bailhongal]], [[Belgaum District]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| origin        = [[Bailhongal]], [[Belgaum District]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| genre        = [[Hindustani classical music]], [[Musicologist]]
| genre        = [[Hindustani classical music]], [[Musicologist]]
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Ginde, called "Chhotu" (small) by family members and close friends because he was the 8th among 9 children, was born on December 26, 1925, in [[Bailhongal]], near Belgaum. When he was just 11 years old, he moved to [[Lucknow]] and started his music training under music scholar [[S N Ratanjankar]].<ref name=itc>{{cite web |title=Our Faculty:Pandit K G Ginde |url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_story/sra_story_guru/sra_story_guru_links/sra_story_guru_shiyshyaguru/popup/k_g_ginde.htm |date= |publisher=[[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]] |accessdate= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626204430/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_story/sra_story_guru/sra_story_guru_links/sra_story_guru_shiyshyaguru/popup/k_g_ginde.htm |archive-date=26 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Ginde, called "Chhotu" (small) by family members and close friends because he was the 8th among 9 children, was born on 26 December 1925, in [[Bailhongal]], near Belgaum. When he was just 11 years old, he moved to [[Lucknow]] and started his music training under music scholar [[S N Ratanjankar]].<ref name=itc>{{cite web |title=Our Faculty:Pandit K G Ginde |url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_story/sra_story_guru/sra_story_guru_links/sra_story_guru_shiyshyaguru/popup/k_g_ginde.htm |date= |publisher=[[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]] |accessdate= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626204430/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_story/sra_story_guru/sra_story_guru_links/sra_story_guru_shiyshyaguru/popup/k_g_ginde.htm |archive-date=26 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


He moved to Mumbai in 1951 to take up a teaching post with [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]]. In 1962 he became principal of Vallabh Sangeet Vidyalaya.
He moved to Mumbai in 1951 to take up a teaching post with [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]]. In 1962 he became principal of Vallabh Sangeet Vidyalaya.{{fact|date=December 2025}}


On his sixtieth birthday, some of the biggest names in Hindustani music, including [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Kumar Gandharva]], and [[Purushottam Laxman Deshpande]], graced the function.
On his sixtieth birthday, some of the biggest names in Hindustani music, including [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Kumar Gandharva]], and [[Purushottam Laxman Deshpande]], graced the function.{{fact|date=December 2025}}


Ginde died on July 13, 1994, age 68 in [[Calcutta]] after suffering a massive heart attack.
Ginde died on 13 July 1994, age 68 in [[Calcutta]] after suffering a massive heart attack.{{fact|date=December 2025}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* http://www.chembur.com/anecdotes/ginde.htm
* http://www.chembur.com/anecdotes/ginde.htm


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[[Category:20th-century musicologists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian musicologists]]
 
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]


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Latest revision as of 15:07, 23 January 2026

Krishna Gundopant Ginde
Also known asK G Ginde
Born(1925-12-26)26 December 1925
OriginBailhongal, Belgaum District, Karnataka, India
Died13 July 1994(1994-07-13) (aged 68)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
GenresHindustani classical music, Musicologist
Occupation(s)Vocalist
Years active1936–1994

Krishna Gundopant Ginde, better known as K.G. Ginde (26 December 1925 – 13 July 1994) was an Indian classical singer and teacher. His guru S N Ratanjankar was his biggest influence.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Ginde, called "Chhotu" (small) by family members and close friends because he was the 8th among 9 children, was born on 26 December 1925, in Bailhongal, near Belgaum. When he was just 11 years old, he moved to Lucknow and started his music training under music scholar S N Ratanjankar.[1]

He moved to Mumbai in 1951 to take up a teaching post with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. In 1962 he became principal of Vallabh Sangeet Vidyalaya.[citation needed]

On his sixtieth birthday, some of the biggest names in Hindustani music, including Bhimsen Joshi, Kumar Gandharva, and Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, graced the function.[citation needed]

Ginde died on 13 July 1994, age 68 in Calcutta after suffering a massive heart attack.[citation needed]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Our Faculty:Pandit K G Ginde". ITC Sangeet Research Academy. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012.

External links[edit | edit source]