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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chintaman Raghunath Vyas
| birth_name = Chintaman Raghunath Vyas
| birth_place =
| birth_date = 9 November 1924
| death_place =
| death_date = 10 January 2002 (aged 77)
| origin = [[Osmanabad]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| occupation = singer
}}
'''Chintaman Raghunath Vyas''' (9 November 1924 – 10 January 2002), popularly known as '''C. R. Vyas''', was an [[India]]n classical singer. He was known for singing [[khyal]] style.<ref>{{cite web | title=Reluctant Master | publisher=India Today | url=http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/30111998/profile.html | accessdate=2013-08-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034517/http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/30111998/profile.html | archive-date=24 September 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A matter of the swaras|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2007/01/26/stories/2007012601760200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125111758/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2007/01/26/stories/2007012601760200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-25|accessdate=2013-08-18}}</ref>

==Early life==
Vyas was born in [[Osmanabad]], [[Maharashtra]], into a family of [[Sanskrit]] scholars and [[Hari]] [[kirtankar]]s. He was influenced by the singing of his father and grandfather, episodes from [[Ramayan]] and [[Mahabharata]].

He had his initial music training from Govindrao Bhatambrekar of the [[Kirana gharana]] for a decade. Then he learnt from Rajarambua Paradkar of [[Gwalior gharana|Gwalior]]. While he was training in the Gwalior style of singing, he was impressed by [[Jagannathbuwa Purohit]] who belonged to the [[Agra gharana]] and started learning from him. He also got guidance from Yeshwantbuva Mirashi. He also benefited from association with other scholars/musicians, namely [[S N Ratanjankar]], Chidanand Nagarkar, S.C.R. Bhat and [[K. G. Ginde]].

==Career==
C. R. Vyas had an open-throated voice and sang a blend of all the different [[gharana]]s he was trained in, but the influence of the [[Gwalior]] [[gayaki]] is quite prominent.

He had been employed at ITC in a white collar job. Music was not a primary vocation. In his own words, "In our time we did not think of earning either fame or money through music". He was a leading artist in [[All India Radio|AIR]] and on TV. He has participated in major musical events in India as well as abroad.

Among his disciples are Shripad Paradkar (son of his own guru Legendary Gwalior gharana vocalist Pt Rajarambua Paradkar), [[Prabhakar Karekar]], [[Sriram Parasuram]], [[Sanjeev Chimmalgi]], [[Ganapati Bhat]] and his son Suhas Vyas. [[Jitendra Abhisheki]] was his student for almost ten years.

==Personal life==
He was married to Smt Indira Vyas. They have three sons-Suhas Vyas, a veteran classical vocalist himself, Satish Vyas, prominent Santoor Player and Shashi Vyas, a Chartered Accountant by profession and now the Managing Director of Pancham Nishad, the leading most event management/organising company of Classical Music.

He also researched traditional [[raga]]s and [[bandish]]es and composed more than 200 bandishes in different ragas under the pen-name ''Gunijaan''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Pt. Satish Vyas I Anecdote I Guni Das I Guni Jaan I Anshul Aggarwal I Aashirwad Part-6|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0xOXtsN6i0|language=en|access-date=2020-06-17}}</ref> As a tribute to his [[Guru]] Gunidas he started the Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article101487.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Chitra | last=Swaminathan | title=Santoor strains | date=5 February 2010}}</ref> in 1977. He has written a book ''Raag Sarita'' which sums up his work in the field of music. The updated edition of the book was recently released in 2019 by his son Suhas Vyas.

==Awards and recognition==
* [[Tansen]] Sanman by Government of [[Madhya Pradesh]] in 1999<ref>{{cite web|title=Tansen Samman for Pandit Vyas|publisher=Indian Express|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/19991111/ipo11071.html|accessdate=2013-08-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130818124651/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/19991111/ipo11071.html|archivedate=18 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Master [[Dinanath Mangeshkar]] Puraskar in 1999
* [[Marathwada]] Gaurav Puraskar in 1998
* [[Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan]] Award in 1994
* [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1992<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards|publisher=Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?start=0&award_year=&state=&field=3&p_name=Vyas&award=All|accessdate=2009-05-16}}</ref>
* [[Maharashtra]] Gaurav Puraskar in 1990
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1987<ref>{{cite web|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards — Hindustani Music — Vocal |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm#HindustaniMusicVocal |accessdate=2013-08-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archivedate=30 May 2015 }}</ref>

==Discography==
* Etched in Time — Pandit C. R. Vyas (VCD — Released in 2007)
* Tapasya — Vol 1 & 2 (2005) This album features Live recordings of [[Pandit Jasraj]], [[Bhimsen Joshi]] & Vyas
* Sangeet Sartaj - [[C R Vyas]] (Vocal) This double volume album will feature the great Hindustani classical vocalist Vyas. The maestro has rendered in this album ragas like Bihag, Bimpalasi and Ahiri Lalit to name a few.
* Eternal Rhapsody - [[C R Vyas]] Live Recording In [[Mumbai]]

==References==
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/fan-of-classical-music-raag-sarita-2-0-is-your-chance-to-grab-original-compositions-by-vocalist-pandit-cr-vyas-in-pune-on-feb-9/story-C4HNJmkiCnuZNaeAe602gL.html

https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/the-river-flows-on/articleshow/67872673.cms

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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts]]
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[[Category:People from Osmanabad]]
[[Category:People from Marathwada]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:Singers from Maharashtra]]

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