| Honorific Prefix: | Acharya |
| Jnanendra Prasad Goswamy | |
| Birth Date: | 1902 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Bishnupur, Bankura,, |
| Death Place: | Bishnupur, Bankura,, |
| Occupation: | Singer |
Acharya Jnanendra Prasad Goswamy (Bengali: আচার্য জ্ঞানেন্দ্র প্রসাদ গোস্বামী) (25 December 1902 – 29 October 1945) (Jnan Gossain Bengali: জ্ঞান গোসাই), from Bengal, was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical music tradition.
A renowned exponent of the Bishnupur gharana, he was known for the Khayal, Dhrupad, Thumri and Tappa, along with Raga-pradhan songs.[1]
Jnanendra's journey to the world of Indian classical music was initiated at his home under the guidance of his father Bipin Chandra Goswamy, who was a noted esraj player. His next guru was his uncle, Pandit Radhika Prasad Goswamy, a great vocalist of his times. He also got his training form eminent vocalists such as Pandit Girija Shankar Chakrabarty and Ustad Faiyaz Khan.[2]
Jnanendra Prasad was instrumental in popularizing Indian Classical music and created an audience of its own. In Bishnupur gharana, Sanskrit: Dhrupad is the main form of music which is addressed to God, and in ancient times used to be sung in temples and king's chambers. He was a close friend of Kazi Nazrul Islam, and recorded many Nazrul Geeti in Bengali. He was associated with Gramaphone Company of India for many years.[3]