Puttaraj Gawai
Indian singer
Born on: March 3, 1914Died on: September 17, 2010
Aged: 96 years 198 days (1158 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: India
Birth Sign: Pisces
Pandit Puttaraj Gawayigalu 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), 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 vocalist both in Hindustani and Carnatic Music, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, in 2010.
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