# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sawai-gandharva
# Generated: 2026-08-16T02:11:20.076Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/sawai-gandharva"
name: "Sawai Gandharva"
slug: "sawai-gandharva"
description: "Ramachandra Kundgolkar Saunshi, popularly known as Sawai Gandharva and Ram-bhau, was a popular Hindustani Classical vocalist from Karnataka. He was a master in the genre of Kirana Gharana style. He was one of the foremost disciples of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, and was the guru of Bharat Ratna laureate Pandit Bhimsen Joshi."
tagline: "Indian actor and singer"
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country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
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birthDate: "1886-01-19"
deathDate: "1952-09-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump