Vinay Chandra Maudgalya(1918 - 1995) was an Indian classical musician, vocalist and the founder of

Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya New Delhi is an institution established in 1939 to popularize Indian classical music and dance. The Mahavidyalaya (school) came into being to perpetuate the memory of Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, the great reviver of ...

, a music and dance academy for the promotion of

Hindustani music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

and Indian classical dances. He was a follower of Gwalior gharana. The

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awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

in 1984.

Biography

Vinay Chandra Maudgalya was born on 2 April 1918. He received his early training in

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, si ...

Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (18 August 1872 – 21 August 1931) was a Hindustani musician. He sang the original version of the bhajan Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram, and founded the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya on 5 May 1901. He is also credited wit ...

's academy in

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. Later, he trained under

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. He arrived in Delhi in 1939, as a "lanky, strikingly handsome" 21-year old, with a mandate to set up a school for classical music in Delhi.

was established in 1939. It was initially located in a rented flat near the now-closed Regal cinema in Connaught Place. In the early years, there were few students, and Maudgalya would go around on his bicycle trying to persuade families to send their children to his academy. Maudgalya was awarded the civilian honour of

by the

in 1984. He was married to Padma Devi and the couple had two sons,

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, a renowned musician and the incumbent principal of

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who headed the Mudgal Committee, comprising Additional Solicitor General of India L Nageswara Rao and senior advocate and former cricket umpire

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, appointed by the Supreme Court to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegation of corruption, betting and spot-fixing in 2013 Indian Premier League and a daughter,

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, an

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, Vasant Paluskar and

Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known export of North In ...

as well. Maudgalya died in 1995.Vinay Chandra Maudgalya&hl=en-IN#a.cite note-GMV, New Delhi and its founder Vinay Chandra Maudgalya-5

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maudgalya, Vinay Chandra Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 1918 births 1995 deaths Singers from Delhi 20th-century Indian male classical singers Hindustani singers Indian music educators Gwalior gharana

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