Govindrao Tembe

Govindrao Tembe (1881-1955), born in Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, began as a self-taught harmonium player and became one of its foremost exponents in western India. Tembe wrote plays, operas, songs, many articles on music-related topics, and a few books, including Kalpana Sangeet which discusses his concept of some Hindustani raags of his choice.