Q. The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in
Answer: D
Notes:
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
Option d is correct: Vishnu Digambar Paluskar founded the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Lahore in 1901 with the express purpose of teaching and transmitting the knowledge of Indian classical music and dance to the coming generations. The aim was to teach music to any aspirant without the necessity of being associated with a guru and gharana. Later, Gandharva Mahavidyalaya shifted to Mumbai.
- After his death in 1931, the Delhi branch was inaugurated in 1939 by Pt. Vinay Chandra Maudgalya, who belonged to the same musical tradition.
Source:
Indian Art & Culture, Nitin Singhania, Chapter – 5, Indian Music
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