Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha, known as the Gundecha Brothers, are leading Dagarvani dhrupad singers, taught by Zia Fariduddin Dagar and Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. Umakant and Ramakant always sing together; a third brother, Akhilesh, is a pakhawaj drummer, taught by Shrikant Mishra and Raja Chatrapati Singh of Bijna.Born into a Jain family in Ujjain, the brothers studied at the local Madhav Music College (Umakant has a post-graduate degree in music and economics, Ramakant in music and commerce) before