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Pandit Shivkumar Shukla
Pandit Shivkumar Shukla (1918-1998) A  Prominent and leading Musician of Bhendibazaar Gharana.

Early life
Pandit Shivkumar Shukla was born in 1918 at Gondal, a small princely state in Gujarat, India.

He loved music from childhood and started his initial training in music when he was only 9 years old under the guidance of Pandit Baburao Gokhle, Mumbai. Pleased with his progress in 7 years ,the Maharaja of Gondal state appointed him as the court Musician of the Gondal state in 1934, when he was merely 16 years old. Shivkumarji then started his study of music under Pandit Omkarnath Thakur. In 1936 at a concert in Karachi, Pandit Omkarnath, was impressed by his gayaki and awarded him with a title “Sangeet Rasraj”.

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In 1939 Shivkumarji, heard Ustad Aman Ali Khan  of Bhendibazaar Gharana, and became disciple of Khan Saheb. Within few years with his sharp grasping power and arduous riyaz,he mastered the specialty of the Gharana. His intricate sargam  and fast rhythm taan used to hold the audience spellbound and, became popular in Classical music world as Hansdhwani wale Shuklaji.

Pandit Shivkumarji gave  several performances at conferences and concerts all over India.He performed at the memorial of his Guru Aman Ali Khan, as his foremost disciple.

In 1951, the Vice Chancellor of M.S. University Vadodra invited him to join as a professor and Dean of faculty of performing arts. Panditji devoted his life to Classical music, and trained many disciples. He retired as a Dean of Faculty of Performing arts in 1978.

His leading Disciples are late Pandit Dayanand Devgandharva, Shri Manoj Patel, Vasanti Sathe, Mukund Vyas, Sangeeta Pandhrpurkar, shri Anil Vaishnav, prof.Dwarkanaath Bhonsle, prof.(Dr)Pandit Ishwarchandra, Shri Subhash Desai,Neelam Yajnik, Kiran Shukla, Dr. Chintan Patel.

==  Significant achievements  and awards  ==


 * 1930 - Members Of Legislative Council of India Gold Medal at Mumbai by Shri K.M.Munshi
 * 1936 - Title of Sangeet Rasraj at Karachi awarded by pandit Omkarnath Thakur
 * 1939 - Gold Medal by Maharashtra sangeet Vidyalay
 * 1951 - March 23rd,  Award and medal Presented by at Delhi, by 1st president of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
 * 1967 - Award by Triveni organization at Vadodra, (Gujarat) for outstanding services rendered as a leading singer and Guru.
 * 1971 - Awarded by Gujarat Sangeet Natak Academy.
 * 1980 - Award by I.T.C.Sangeet Academy, Calcutta.
 * 1985 - Honored by Gujarat Sangeet Smiti at Valsad(Gujarat)
 * 1990-91 - Gujarat State Pandit Omkarnath Award
 * 1992 - Sangeet Natak Academy National award at Hydrabad.

Pandit Shivkumar Shuklaji devoted his whole life to Indian Classical Music, his journey of Naad Yoga worship came to an end on 31st Dec. 1998.

All of his Recordings of Raag Hansdhwani, Motki, Narayani, Marwa, Durga, Dhawlashri ,Rageshri, Bahaar, Basant, Sahana, Khamaj, Pradipki, Sindh-bhairavi, hamir, Saanj are available (published by “SANIDH” music channel).