Pt. Venkatesh Kumar | Raag Bageshri

Pandit Venkatesh Kumar sings a varied brand of khayal, incorporating influences from across India. Born in Karnataka, his father was a folk singer and puppeteer who supported his son’s musical inclinations, but lacked the funds to help him pursue it (“we lived in poverty, sometimes meals were a problem”).
However at the age of 12 he was accepted as a student at the Veereshwara Punyashrama, run by the legendary saint-musician Puttaraj Gawai. He lived there for the next 12 years, mastering the Gwalior and Kirana vocal gharanas before branching out to other styles including Carnatic music.
His career launched when Pandit Bhimsen Joshi personally invited him to sing at a concert, but remained low-key for years as he preferred the stability and purity afforded by teaching positions to the unpredictable concert landscape. But he says that worldly recognition has not concerned him, as his music is a devotional endeavour (“I am after it to experience god. I am waiting for a divine experience in music every minute. This is for a lifetime.”)
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पण्डित जी ने न केवल राग बल्कि सहित्य की शुद्धता का पुर्ण ध्यान रखते हुये जिस स्केल से गाते हैं वह जन सामान्य को आसानी से समझ में आ जाती है ।##वह एक सम्पुर्ण कलाकार हैं ।

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I never knew about him. Just discovered him a few days back. And from there I'm in just love with his singing

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Proud that he is from our hubli-dharwad

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Swar -agni. marvelous

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Bahut Badhiya panditji.❤

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Incredible Bhageshree

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❤

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Aahaa!👌👌🥰🙏🙏