Puttaraj Gawai information

Pandit
Puttaraj
Gawayigalu
Pandit Puttaraj Gawayigalu
Background information
Birth name	Puttayya
Also known as	"Ubhaya Gayana Visharada", "Ganayogi", "Shivayogi", "Kavishiromani", "Thribhasha KaviRathna", etc
Born	3 March 1914
Origin	Devagiri, Hanagal, Karnataka
Died	17 September 2010 (aged 96); Gadag, Karnataka,
Genres	Hindustani classical music, Carnatic music etc.
Occupation(s)	singer, instrumentalist
Years active	1933–2010
Website	PuttarajGavaiji.com

Pandit Puttaraj Gawayigalu (3 March 1914 – 17 September 2010) was an Indian musician in the Hindustani classical tradition, a scholar who authored more than 80 books in Kannada, Sanskrit and Hindi, a music teacher and a social servant. A member of the Gwalior Gharana (school),^[1] he is renowned for his ability to play many instruments such as the veena, the tabla, mridangam, violin etc., as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans) vachanas.A famous vocalist both in Hindustani and Carnatic Music. He is the recipient of the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, awarded in 2010.^[2]

^ "Puttaraj Gavai in critical condition, taken back to hometown Gadag". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010.
^ "Puttaraj Gawai dedicates Padma Bhushan to students". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.

[1] "Puttaraj Gavai in critical condition, taken back to hometown Gadag". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010.

[2] "Puttaraj Gawai dedicates Padma Bhushan to students". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.

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