to pay their last respects to [Puttaraj Gavai,] the man who had mastered Carnatic style of music as well and wrote plays, poems, books on music.Gavai had established Veereshwara Punyashrama to make the visually impaired self-reliant by teaching them music. The ashram looks after the educational needs of over 1,000 destitute children, many visually impaired.
from Bombay News: Thousands mourn music doyen Puttaraj Gavai's passing
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