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Born on March 5th , Gangubai is a legend in her lifetime.

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Gangubai was born into a musical family in Dharwad. Her mother Ambabai is said to have taught the young Gangubai Carnatic music with a variety of Tyagaraja's compositions. This laid the foundation for her later prowess in swara singing. Soon she was listening to gramophone records of Hindustani music, particularly the popular Marathi "Natya Sangeet".

Sensing her interest, her mother put her under a Hindustani music guru Krishnacharya Hulgur. Nicknamed "gaanewali", she was ostracized by the orthodox brahmins. But her irrepressible talent brought her the respect, status and the financial security she has always craved. Fate had ordained her for music, She was 16 when put under Sawai Gandharva Pt.

Rambhau Kundgolkar , a disciple of late Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, after a typical ceremony gandhabandhan, at which 20 tolas of gold was given as gurudakshina. Sawai Gandharva lived in the village of Kundgol near Hubli. Here Gangubai's talents were fine tuned. This was in the s, when Gangubai , a young mother herself struggled to do her sadhana.

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Her mother's death made her more determined to pursue a career in music and she gradually gained a footing in the right direction. Over time, she became a name to reckon with and went on to prove her might as a musician in many national festivals. Her debut was at the Belgaum session of the Indian National Congress in