Instruments Vocal Years active 1975–present | Name Mukul Shivputra Genres Khyal, Bhajan, Thumri | |
Birth name Mukul Shivputra Komkalimath Born March 25, 1956 (age 68) ( 1956-03-25 ) Similar People Kumar Gandharva, Prabha Atre, Vasantrao Deshpande, Madhup Mudgal, Rahul Deshpande | ||
Mukul shivputra jaijaiwanti
Pandit Mukul Shivputra (born 25 March 1956) (previously known as Mukul Komkalimath) is a Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Gwalior Gharana and the son and foremost disciple of Pt. Kumar Gandharva.
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- Mukul shivputra jaijaiwanti
- 02 mukul shivputra classical achleshwar mahadev mandir dala sonbhadra uttar pradesh india
- Early life and training
- Performing career
- Personal life
- Inspiration for his Music
- Articles on Performances
- References
02 mukul shivputra classical achleshwar mahadev mandir dala sonbhadra uttar pradesh india
Early life and training
Born in Bhopal to Bhanumati Kouns and Pt. Kumar Gandharva, Pt. Shivputra took to musical training early on from his father. He continued his musical education in Dhrupad and Dhamar with Pt. K. G. Ginde and in Carnatic Music with M. D. Ramanathan.
Performing career
Since his teens, Pt. Shivputra regularly accompanied his father on Tanpura for vocal support. In 1975, Pt. Shivputra, then known as "Mukul Komkalimath," debuted his first performance at the 23rd Sawai Gandharva Music Festival being the first in his generation of singers to debut a performance at the prestigious venue.
Since his wife's death, Pt. Shivputra has performed infrequently and irregularly in the public, which most attribute to his alcoholism.
Pt. Shivputra is also known for his temperamental antics on the concert stage, from lecturing his accompanists on how to play their instruments, to showing up drunk to his performances.
Personal life
Pt. Shivputra lost his wife after the birth of their son, Bhuvanesh Komkali who himself is a vocalist. Pt Mukul Shivputra has been treated for addiction at Indore Deaddiction Clinic. He currently lives in Pune and is quite back to a normal life. He lives the life like Fakir, and that is his choice. He sings Internally.
He conducts workshops to identify young talent and plans to setup his own music school
Inspiration for his Music
As per this interview titled 'The Raga of Truth' in 2010 he has chosen a life of a fakir and chooses to wander in search of finding the essence of the Ragas he sings, just like the ancient seers of Marga Sangeet. As per the interview "He is convinced that he can realise the truth of a raga the way his elders realised. A raga itself is a means to salvation for a vocalist, he believes. And he lives what he realises."