D V Paluskar

The extraordinarily gifted son of an illstrious father, Dattatreya Vishnu Paluskar was born in 1921. His father, the legendary Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar was ever on the move - spreading the gospel of classical music. After the patriarch passed away in 1931, Dattatreya learnt music from his cousin Pandit Chintamanrao Paluskar, Pandit Narayanrao Vyas, Pandit Vinayakrao Patwardhan and from Pandit Mirashibuwa, disciple of Pandit Balkrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar. To Pandit D.V.Paluskar goes the credit for simplifying the highly complex Gwalior gayaki, and endowing it with a depth of perception and a rich emotive quality. His music, like his personality, was straightforward and touched the very heartstrings. His sudden death in 1955, at the age of 34, was one of the most tragic happenings in the annals of Hindustani music. A promising career was cut short, suddenly and prematurely!