Ghazal Srinivas

Kesiraju Srinivas
Birth nameKesiraju Srinivas
Also known asGazal Srinivas
Born (1966-10-14) 14 October 1966 (age 57)
GenresGhazal
Occupation(s)Singer, activist
Instrument(s)Vocals, frame drum
Websiteghazalsrinivas.com

Kesiraju Srinivas (born 14 October 1966), popularly known as Ghazal Srinivas, is a Ghazal singer, actor, activist, and frame drum player from Hyderabad, India. He holds the Guinness World Record for most languages sung.[1] He did pioneering work in Telugu Ghazals. He also sings Ghazals in Hindi and Urdu languages.[2] He gave performances in many countries across the world. As part of his peace mission he traveled to war-hit countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, etc. to spread the non-violence movement preached by Mahatma Gandhi. In 2005, he started Ghazal Charitable Trust to promote Ghazals and world peace.[3]

Srinivas, a native of Palakol in West Godavari District, was born in Tekkali, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.[4] He worked as a librarian at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhimavaram and Sainik School, Korukonda, for a decade. He started singing Telugu ghazals in 1986.[5] He uses a frame drum as his only accompaniment.

  1. ^ "'Ghazal Srinivas' enters Guinness book". The Hindu. Hyderabad. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ^ Murali, S. (10 January 2016). "Ghazal Srinivas wants two Telugu States to flourish". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference hansindia1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "About Srinivas – Dr. Ghazal Srinivas". www.ghazalsrinivas.com.
  5. ^ Borah, Prabalika M. (25 February 2011). "Ghazals for peace". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.