# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kumar-gandharva
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:24:47.033Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kumar-gandharva"
name: "Kumar Gandharva"
slug: "kumar-gandharva"
description: "Pandit Kumar Gandharva, originally known as Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was an Indian classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style and for his refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana. The name, Kumar Gandharva, is a title given to him when he was a child prodigy; a Gandharva is a musical spirit in Hindu mythology."
tagline: "Indian singer (1924–1992)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1924-04-08"
deathDate: "1992-01-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.664728
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump