Pandit Puttaraj Gavai the leading light of music passed away Written by Sumi Hazarika
http://ic-technews.com/entertainment/1344-pandit-puttaraj-gavai-the-leading-ight-of-music-passed-away The leading light of Music, Pandit Puttaraj Gavai, passed away today at his ashram “Veereshwara Punyashram” in Gadag, in north Karnataka. Born in 1914 he was 97at the time of his death. He was admitted to KLE Society hospital 2 weeks ago as he was suffering from respiratory problem and had kidney failure. His condition deteriorated as he failed to respond to treatment at a hospital in Belgaum. As per his last wishes the musician, Puttaraj Gavai was shifted in a well-equipped ambulance accompanied by a team of doctors to his ashram last Monday in Gadag. Shivalinga Shastri Siddapura, a preacher at the ashram, spoke to a News channel that Gavai's condition remained better than on Monday when he was shifted from the hospital. Pandit Gavai, who lost his eyesight at a very early age, continued the legacy of Pandit Panchakshara Gavai, and trained thousands of blind students in music at his Ashram. Pandit Gavai was honoured with 'Padmabhushan' in 2010, the 3rd most prestigious Civilian Award. He was also awarded the 'Kanaka Purandara' and 'Kalidas Sanman' award. Pandit Puttaraj Gavai was also selected for N Vajrakumar Abhinandana Puraskar Samiti Award 2009. He has written more than 80 books in Kannada, Sanskrit and Hindi. He re-wrote the Bhagavad Gita in Braille script. The music maestro, Puttaraj Gavai was the successor of the ashram “Veereshwara Punyashram”,after his guru. More than 1000 childrens who are physically handicapped reside in the ashram. They are taught music and given education by Pandit Gavai and other preachers in the ashram. Meanwhile, people from different parts of the region multitude to Veereshwara Punyashrama in Gadag following the news of Pt. Gavai's death. ‘It is a general belief that a singer cannot be a poet and a poet cannot be a preacher,ie, many think that a single person cannot master more than one art. But Dr.Puttaraj Gawai is a glowing example that contradicts this theory. Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
