Vinay Chandra Maudgalya

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Vinay Chandra Maudgalya
Born 1918
New Delhi, India
Died 1995
Occupation Classical musician
Vocalist
Known for Indian classical music
Spouse(s) Padma Devi
Children Madhup Mudgal
Mukul Mudgal
Madhavi Mudgal
Awards Padma Shri

Vinay Chandra Maudgalya(1918 - 1995) was an Indian classical musician, vocalist and the founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music and dance academy for the promotion of Hindustani music and Indian classical dances.[2] He was a follower of Gwalior gharana.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1984.[4]

Biography

Born i

Maudgalya was awarded the civilian honour of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1984.[3] He was married to Padma Devi and the couple had two sons, Madhup Mudgal, a renowned musician and the incumbent principal of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mukul Mudgal, the retired Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court who headed the Mudgal Committee, comprising Additional Solicitor General of India L Nageswara Raoand senior advocate and former cricket umpire Nilay Dutta, appointed by the Supreme Court to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegation of corruption, betting and spot-fixing in 2013 Indian Premier League[7][8] and a daughter, Madhavi Mudgal, an Odissiexponent.[1] Both Mudhup and Madhavi are also recipients of Padma Shri.[3] Mudgalya's music pursuit is one of the main features of the 2002 documentary film, Pratidhwani - Echoes, made by Basheer Ali which focuses on other renowned musicians such as Mohan Nadkarni, Naushad, Vasant Paluskar and Ravi Shankar as well.[9]

Maudgalya died in 1995.[5]

See also

  • Gandharva Mahavidyalaya
  • Madhup Mudgal
  • Madhavi Mudgal
  • Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
  • Vinayakrao Patwardhan
  • Mudgal
  • Gwalior gharana

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Telugu". Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  2. ↑ "The applause, not for showmanship". The Hindu. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Swarganga profile". Swarganga. 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  • Basheer Ali (director), Basheer Ali, Chandrasekhar Shastri (writers) (1982). Pratidhwani-Echoes (Documentary).
  • Vinay Chandra Maudgalya on IMDb
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