Umakant Gundecha Biography 
Umakant Gundecha is an Indian classical singer of the dhrupad genre of the Dagar vani. He along with his younger brother Ramakant Gundecha forms the singing duo, Gundecha Brothers. The duo has one more brother, Akhilesh Gundecha, a musician and tabla artist, who accompany Gundecha Brothers for their live music concerts. For their overall contributions towards the field of Hindustani music, Gundecha Brothers have been honoured with fourth civilian honour Padma Shri by government of India in 2012. The younger brother Ramakant Gundecha passed away most recently in 2019, after performing with his elder brother for many years. Now Ramakant Gundecha’s son Anant Gundecha is performing with his paternal uncle for live concerts.
Umakant Gundecha studied at Madhav Music College, where he completed post-graduate degree in music and economics. After studies the brothers moved to Bhopal in 1981 for training in Dhrupad music under Zia Fariduddin Dagar and his brother Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. They did rigorous training under gurus for 4 years and gave their first public performance together in in May 1985, at the Uttaradhikar dance and music festival in Bhopal. Since then the siblings performed only together for many decades till death separated them in 2019. The younger brother Ramakant Gundecha was only 57 when he passed away following heart attack.
Gundecha Brothers – one of the leading vocalists of dhrupad sangeet of present day generation owns a huge fan following crowd. They also frequently sing compositions of their contemporary artist, Puru Dadheech, Kathak dancer. The brothers have opened a music school in Dhrupad, where they gave lessons to numerous students. They follow gurukula tradition in teaching students. Apart from live performances, the brothers have also released numerous musical albums.
Published: January 05, 2020
Updated: January 05, 2020
