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{{Short description|Hindustani singer}}
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'''Pandit Ganapati Bhat''', popularly known as Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi, is an Indian [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] [[vocalist]]. He belongs to [[Kirana Gharana|Kirana]] -[[Gwalior Gharana]]. He is a resident guru at Dr. [[Gangubai Hangal]] Gurukul Trust in Hubli. He was born and brought up in Hasanagi, a small village in the state of [[Karnataka]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/04/08/stories/2005040802380200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118103209/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/04/08/stories/2005040802380200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-01-18 |title=Entertainment Bangalore: Native notes |author=M. Madan Mohan |date=2005-04-08 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webindia123.com/personal/music/gana.htm |title=Pandit Ganapathi Bhatt of Hasanagi, Hindustani Vocalist |author=Prince Rama Varma |work=webindia123.com |date=2007-02-21 |access-date=2013-02-23}}</ref>

== Career ==
Pandit Ganapati Bhat is a disciple of [[Basavaraj Rajguru]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themusicmagazine.com/gandharmusic.html |title=Label with a cause |publisher=The Music Magazine (e-zine) |date=2001-07-26 |access-date=2013-02-23}}</ref> the maestro from [[Dharwad]] whose ''gayaki'' (singing style) is based on the [[Kirana gharana|Kirana]], the [[Gwalior gharana|Gwalior]] and the [[Patiala gharana]]s. Bhat trained under Rajguru from 1966 to 1991. Bhat started his training in music as a [[sitarist]], but was drawn to [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]] vocal music. Later, he studied with [[C. R. Vyas]], an exponent of the Gwalior Gharana <ref>{{Cite news|date=Nov 14, 2017|title=HIGH NOTES: Close encounters|work=Mumbai Mirror|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/sumana-ramanan/high-notes-close-encounters/articleshow/61633314.cms|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>

Pandit Ganapati Bhat was recognised as a B-High grade artist of the All India Radio in 1979.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} Thereafter, he was recognised with the highest, A-Grade in 1988.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Pandit Ganapati Bhat was Member of Karnataka Sangeet Nritya Academy, Karnataka Government, from 1995 to 1998.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} He was recognised as a research supervisor in music by the Kannada University, Hampi, in 2001.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} He was member of the HRD Music Expert Committee, Government of India, New Delhi, from 2001 to 2003.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} He is also a member of the Akashvani Audition Committee, All India Radio, Dharwad and a member of the examination committee, Post Graduate Music Department, Karnataka University, Dharwad, 2007.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

In 2011, he was selected to the position of the Guru, of the Dr. Gangubai Hangal National Gurukul, Hubli, along with noted Hindustani musicians, [[Mani Prasad|Pt. Maniprasad]], [[Kedar Bodas|Pt. Kedar Narayan Bodas]], [[Vijaya Jadhav Gatlewar|Vid. Vijaya Jadhav Gatlewar]], and Pt. [[Kaivalya Kumar Gurav]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drgangubaihangalgurukul.com/guru.php|access-date=2021-07-24|website=drgangubaihangalgurukul.com}}</ref>

== Music pedagogy ==
Since 1980, Pandit Ganapati Bhat has been imparting Hindustani music training in the traditional Gurukual method in his village Hasanagi in Uttar Kannada District, Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-10|title=Pt. Ganapathi Bhat Hasanagi to perform on Sunday|url=https://starofmysore.com/pt-ganapathi-bhat-hasanagi-to-perform-on-sunday/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
* Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 1993 by the Government of Karnataka<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajyotsava Award for Ganapati Bhatt Hasanagi 1993|url=https://karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State%20Awards/Rajyotsava+Awards/en|access-date=24 July 2021|website=Department of Kannada and Culture, government of Karnataka}}</ref>
*Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Akademi Award in 2007, by the Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Akademi, Government of Karnataka<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|date=2002-06-21|title=ಗಣಪತಿ ಭಟ್, ಶ್ರೀಧರ್ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ 18 ಕಲಾಸಾಧಕರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ|url=https://kannada.oneindia.com/literature/music/2007/020807academy-awards.html|access-date=2021-07-24|website=kannada.oneindia.com|language=kn}}</ref>
*Vatsalabai Bhimsen Joshi Award in 2006 by the Arya Prasarak Mandal Pune, headed by Pt. Bhimsen Joshi<ref>{{Citation|title=Smt Vatsalataayi Bhimsen Joshi Puraskar 2006 awarded to Pt Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi| date=12 December 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYPfFiJYyCA|language=en|access-date=2021-07-24}}</ref>
*Puttaraj Gawai award in 2015<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/puttaraj-gawai-award-for-pandit-ganapati-bhat-hasanagi/article6958794.ece|title=Puttaraj Gawai Award for Pandit Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi|date=2015-03-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Sawai Gandharva Puraskar in 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Sawai-Gandharva-Puraskar-for-Ganapati-Bhat-Hasanagi/article14999840.ece|title=Sawai Gandharva Puraskar for Ganapati Bhat Hasanagi|date=2016-09-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-26 |language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Nijaguna Purandara Award in 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/hampa-nagarajaiah-bags-prestigious-pampa-award/articleshow/56492922.cms|title=Hampa Nagarajaiah bags prestigious Pampa award|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref>
*Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru National Award in 2020, by the Pt. Basavaraj Rajguru National Memorial Trust<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-02|title=ಪಂಡಿತ್ ಹಾಸಣಗಿಗೆ ರಾಜಗುರು ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ|url=https://www.prajavani.net/district/dharwad/pt-ganapati-bhat-hasanagi-gets-basavaraj-rajguru-award-809929.html|access-date=2021-07-24|website=Prajavani|language=en}}</ref>
*Tansen Award in 2023 (for year 2022), by the Department of culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-12-25|title=Tansen Samaroh 2023: पंडित गणपति भटट को मिला तानसेन सम्मान|url=https://www.naidunia.com/lite/madhya-pradesh/gwalior-25th-december-will-be-celebrated-as-tabla-day-in-madhya-pradesh-announces-cm-mohan-yadav-8260524|access-date=2024-01-13|website=Naidunia}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://video.webindia123.com/interviews/singers/panditganapathi/index.htm Interview with Bhat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121150430/https://video.webindia123.com/interviews/singers/panditganapathi/index.htm |date=21 January 2021 }}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080118103209/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/04/08/stories/2005040802380200.htm The Hindu April 8th, 2005 An Article on Pt. Ganapati Bhat]}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101004010832/http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2007/03/30/stories/2007033001750200.htm Bhat's disciples]}}
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/honour-for-ganapati-bhat/article3027581.ece The Hindu 1 December 2006 Award ]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYPfFiJYyCA Smt. Vatsalataayi Bhimsen Joshi Puraskar Award 2006]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/ganapati-bhat-hasanagi-chosen-for-puttaraj-gawai-award/article6961196.ece The Hindu 5 March 2015 Putturaj Gawai Award]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224822/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/A-Hit-Dance-Recital-and-Hindustani-Music/2014/09/15/article2431123.ece Indian Express 4 February 2016]}}
* [http://www.gangubaihangalgurukul.gov.in/gurus.htm Dr. Gangubai Hangal Gurukul Trust .. Our Gurus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225081816/http://www.gangubaihangalgurukul.gov.in/gurus.htm |date=25 February 2018 }}

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