{"id":2882,"date":"2026-04-23T07:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2882"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:18:04","slug":"the-first-gandharva-mahavidyalaya-a-music-training-school-was-set-up-in-1901-by-vishnu-digambar-paluskar-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/the-first-gandharva-mahavidyalaya-a-music-training-school-was-set-up-in-1901-by-vishnu-digambar-paluskar-in","title":{"rendered":"The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Delhi\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gwalior\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ujjain\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lahore\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) Lahore<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pandit-vishnu-digambar-paluskar\"><strong>Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (1872\u20131931)<\/strong>&nbsp;was one of the most influential figures in the revival and popularisation of&nbsp;<strong>Hindustani classical music<\/strong>&nbsp;in modern India. He played a pioneering role in&nbsp;<strong>institutionalising music education<\/strong>, which earlier was largely confined to hereditary musicians and royal patronage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paluskar believed that&nbsp;<strong>classical music should be accessible to the wider public<\/strong>&nbsp;rather than restricted to courts and elite circles. To achieve this, he introduced a&nbsp;<strong>structured system of music education through formal institutions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"establishment-of-gandharva-mahavidyalaya\">Establishment of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On\u00a0<strong>5 May 1901<\/strong>, Vishnu Digambar Paluskar founded the\u00a0<strong>first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya at Lahore<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The institution aimed to\u00a0<strong>systematise the teaching of Hindustani classical music<\/strong>\u00a0and promote it among the general public.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It offered\u00a0<strong>formal training, music notation, and organised teaching methods<\/strong>, which helped standardise music education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The establishment of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya marked an important transition in Indian music history, as it&nbsp;<strong>shifted music learning from the traditional guru\u2013shishya household system to institutional education<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contributions-of-vishnu-digambar-paluskar\">Contributions of Vishnu Digambar Paluskar<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Popularised\u00a0<strong>bhajans and devotional music<\/strong>, including the widely sung\u00a0<strong>\u201cRaghupati Raghava Raja Ram.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Played a significant role in\u00a0<strong>standardising the tune of \u201cVande Mataram.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked to\u00a0<strong>revive and democratise Hindustani classical music<\/strong>\u00a0by making it accessible to students from different social backgrounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, several branches of&nbsp;<strong>Gandharva Mahavidyalaya<\/strong>&nbsp;were established across India, continuing his mission of promoting classical music education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, the&nbsp;<strong>first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya was established in 1901 at Lahore<\/strong>&nbsp;by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (d) Lahore Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (1872\u20131931)&nbsp;was one of the most influential figures in the revival and popularisation of&nbsp;Hindustani classical music&nbsp;in modern India. He played a pioneering role in&nbsp;institutionalising music education, which earlier was largely confined to hereditary musicians and royal patronage. 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