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                                    PANDITH  VISHNU  DIGAMBER  PALUSHKAR  ( 1872 1931 )

               This great singer was born in 1872 at Belaganva. As he was blind from childhood his Father sent him to Pandith Balakrishna Buwa Ichalakaranjikar, a great singer of the Gwalior Gharana, for musical training. He became proficient soon and travelled allover India popularizing classical Music.

                                                             Pandith Vishnu Digambar Palushkar was the founder of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya. This was a milestone as there were no musical schools before this. this was founded with funds raised by concerts and from public donations. He published books with notations to be used in the school by the students. He was also responsible for giving music the social status that it had lost in the courts of the kings where musicians were looked down upon and treated very shabbily.

                                                            Pandith Vishnu Digamber Palushkar Was the pioneer to establish Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and start a degree course in Indian classical Music. He was an Institution of Indian classical Music in himfelf. Besides being and exellent and  renowed Vocalist, he strived to bring divine Music to layman. He produced a number of pupils who are considered as stalwarts in the world of Music like  Pandith Omkarnath Thakur, Pandith Narayan Rav Vyas and Pandith Vinayakar Rav Patawardhan, Palushkarji's only son, Pandith D. V. Palushkar is still respect as one of India's formost singers. Pandith Palushkar compiled Books on music. He divised his own notation system suitable to Indian classical Music, based on the national Anthem of india and the famous patriotic song " SARA JAHANSE ACHCHA " which are classical Music based tunes. They are different from those which are now known to the Indian community in genaral. His compositions for Semi - classical songs became popular. He also established Ram Nam Adhar Ashram at Nasik in 1924, where a hall is offered free of cost to anybody who wishes to give Indian classical Music performence. Pandirh Palushkar an important Musician from the Gwalior Gharana, is well known for his innovations in pedagohical practice and concert presentation. He was a pioneering Misician in bringing Music out of the exclusive domain of the Royal patronage system. This great singer breathed his last in 1931 leaving a unfillable space in the stage of Music.

                                                          RAJA  BHAIYA   POONCHWALE

                Raja Bhaiya Poonchwale was born on 12^th August 1882. His ancestors were the inamber in Satara district. His ancestors came to Bundelkhand along with the father in law of Maharani Luxmi Bai of Jhansi. His ancestors got the Zamidari which was called Poonch. Since then the title of Poonchwale was given to them. His full name was Balkrishna Anand Poonchwale.

                                                            He got his tutelage from famous Dhrupad Singer Vamanbua Deshpande. Raja Bhaiya Poonchwale was impressed by the sweet Voice of Shankar Rao Pandith on Gramophone record. Raja Bhaiya Poonchwale was appointed as Court Musician to Maharaja Mahadeva  Rao Scindia of Gwalior. From there he received a Royal Scholarship to study the notation system of Pandith Bhatkande. Leter he was appointed as the cheif examiner of the Bhatkande Vidyapith.

                                                           He also did a great service to Music by writing many important book on Music, like Taan Malika, Sangeetopasaana, Thumri Tarangani ect. He was a great singer and in 1956 he was awarded the President's Prize for the best singer.

                                                            His son Bala Sahib Poonchwale also became a famous singer. Among his other pupils are N. D. Kaushal and Professor Sumathi Muthakar. Raja Bhaiya Poonchwale taugth many rere Dhrupads and Khyals to Pandith Bhatkande who included them Kramik Pusthaks.

                                                            USTAD  FAIYAZ  KHAN

           

              Ustad Faiyaz Khan Sahib was born on 1886 in Agra near Secundar. He was the exponent of Agra Gharana. His father Safdar Hussain died 4 months before he was born. He grew up among his Grandfather Gulam Abbas Khan  Sahib. His primary Music  training was given to him by his Grandfather from the age 5 years, and his ancestors Kallan Khan and Ganesh Lal Choubey of Mathura.

                                                                 Soon he became a brilliant singer of Dhrupads, Khyals, Tappas, Ghazals and Kawwali. He composed many sweet Khyals under the name Premapriya. In 1911 the King of Mysore conferred on him the title Ashtabe Musikee ( Sun of Music ). In 1921 he was selected the best Musician of India by Maharaja Tukaji Rao of Indore.

                                                                 His programes were brodcast over many radiostations in India. At the Lucknow Music conference in 1925 he was awarded the title of Sangeeth Chudamani and Sangeeth Saroj. In Allahabad he was awarded the title of Sangeeth Bhaskar. Like wise he was awarded many honours for his majestic performances. Althoug he was busy with his performance, he made many famous pupils like Atha Hussain, Azmat Hussain, Deepali nag, Dilip chaand Bedi, Bazeer Khan, K. L. Saigal, Lathafath Hussain, Sharafath Hussain, Professor S. N. Rathanjankar.

                                                                 Boltans and Nomthom Alap was his special liking and his favorite Ragas were Pooriya, Lalith, Thodi and Darbari. This honoured exponent of the Agra style died on the 5^th of November 1950 in Baroda leaving an unreplaceble gap in the history of the Agra Gharana.