(a) Delhi 

(b) Gwalior 

(c) Ujjain 

(d) Lahore 

Ans-d

Explanation

Vishnu Digambar Paluskar was born on August 18, 1872 at Kurundwad, Maharashtra. He was trained under Balkrishna Bua, who was a doyen of musicians in Maharashtra. From there, he toured Gwalior, Mathura, Bharatpur, Delhi and reached Punjab.

In Punjab, he lived in Amritsar for some time and shifted to Okara in Montgomery district to be the tutor of Sir Khem Singh’s children. After a few months there, he came to Lahore and here, on May 5, 1901, he founded Gandharva Mahavidyalaya.

This is one of the most interesting turning points in the history of modern music as it was the first school run by a middle-class musician without the direct patronage of Rajas and Maharajas.

The Vidyalaya school was run by public support, donations from richer classes, and funds raised by the concerts of Vishnu Digambar. It was truly a school of the people for the people. In 1908, a branch of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya was opened in Bombay.

Towards the end of his life, his time was devoted almost entirely to religious music, and finally his end also came amidst the singing of Ram Dhun (Ram’s name).

Paluskar’s Ram Dhun, ‘Raghupati Raghava Rajaram’ was sung at the head of the famous Dandi March led by Gandhiji in 1930.

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