Keshav Ginde

Background

Ginde was born in Belgaum, Karnataka.

Career

He comes from a musical family and started his musical training at the age of six. This special flute is 42 inches long and has been kept in the Archives of the Sangeet Natak Akademi in Delhi. The flute has also been recognized by the Limca Book of Records as the only flute that can produce 3.5 octaves.

Ginde sir created Raga AnandSagar.

And his disciple Azaruddin developed flute which can be played in the Laraj saptak he named it as Anahat Venu.

Achievements

• He has won awards and performed on All India Radio and Doordarshan for four decades. Ginde is credited with the designing of a new flute, which he named "Keshav Venu", which can produce 3.5 octaves as against the maximum of 2.5 octaves achieved by other flutists.