Gururao Deshpande

Disciple of

Narayanrao Deshpande

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Notable Students

Pandit Narayan Rao MajumdarPandit Vinayak Malharrao Torvi

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Biography

Gururao Deshpande (1889-1982) was a prominent Hindustani classical vocalist from Karnataka, India. He is particularly noted for his innovative Gamaka style of reciting Kannada epics like the Kumaravyasa Bharata and Lakshmish Bharata. A disciple of Dattopant Joshi and T. K. Pitre, he was also a scholar of Kannada and English literature.

Profile last updated 2026-01-06