Hosahalli

Hosahalli is a small village near the city of Shimoga in Karnataka, southern India. It is on the bank of the Tunga River. In recent times, it has become known for Gamaka and Sangeetha (Caranitic music). A majority of the families in this village is either in learning Gamaka or Sangeetha.

Gamka Gandharva and Rajyothsva prashasti puraskrutha Hosahalli R KeshavaMurthy is living legend of Gamaka.

Gamaka Kala Parishath, Sankethi Sangeetha Saba and Vidyaranya veda patashale are famous Cultural institute dedicated for the development of Indian culture like Gamaka, Veda and Sangeetha Popular Personalities of Gamaka & Vyakhyana (Commentary) artists :
Hosahalli R Keshava murthy (Murthy maya)
Vaagishwari Sridhara
Anantha Narayana
Hosahalli Gopal Avadhani Hosahalli Rajaram Murthy H R Sridhara Popular Personalities of Sangeetha artists :
Late. Hosahalli Rama Shastry
Late. Hosahalli Narayana Rao
Hosahalli K Venkataram
Hosahalli Anantha
Hosahalli K Subba Rao
Hosahalli Venkataramana
Hosahalli V Raghurama
Hosahalli A Keshava
Popular Personalities of Veda
Hosahlli Subbaraya Shastry
Hosahalli Venkatachala Avadani
Hosahalli Gurumurthy Shastry
Hosahalli Dathatreya Avadani
Hosahalli Lakshmisha Avadani
Hosahalli Srikanta Avadani
Hosahalli Chinthamani

Gamaka Kala Parishath and Sankethi Sangeetha Saba has released many CDs and Cassettes,few of them available online at: [http://www.udbhava.com/udbhava/songs.jsp?id=725 Bhakti Sudha] [http://www.udbhava.com/udbhava/songs.jsp?id=726 Kumaaravyaasa Bhaarata] [http://www.udbhava.com/udbhava/songs.jsp?id=730 Stava Kusumaanjali] Popular Personalities of Modern Science: [http://www.mcgill.ca/foodscience/staff/ramaswamy/ Dr. Hosahalli S Ramaswamy] [http://www.doe-mbi.ucla.edu/TB/PUBLIC/qs/qsearch_consortium.php?orf=Rv2118c Dr. Hosahalli S Subramanya] Dr. Hosahalli L Shashidhar Popular Personalities of Sanskrit:
Dr. Mahabaleshwar
Dr. Hosahalli SatyaNarayana
Dr. Hosahalli R Vasudeva



Hosahalli R Krishna Murthy (Social worker with great personality)


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