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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2021General Studies
Question
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande was a renowned figure in which art form?
Options
- A Hindustani Classical Music
- B Marathi Theatre
- C Early Indian Cinema
- D Carnatic Music
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Correct Answer
A Hindustani Classical Music
Model Answer
- Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande was an Indian musicologist.
- He was responsible for writing the first modern treatise on Hindustani classical music.
- He started the famous Madhav music school in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh in 1918 with the help of the Rajas of Gwalior.
- He reclassified Ragas into thaat system.
- He composed several Bandish which was like the grammar of ragas.
- He published a book called Swar Malika describing ragas.
- He also published Shri Mallakshaya Sangeetam in Sanskrit under his pen name Chatur Pandit.