Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai

Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai (2 February 1892 - 11 June 1944) was a blind singer from Gadag, a town in North Karnataka, India. He was born at Kadashettihalli in Hangal Taluk, Karnataka. His school Veereshwara Punyashrama was a premier learning center for Hindustani Music. The Kannada film Ganayogi Panchakshari Gavayi is based on his real life incidents.