The lesson is about the legendary musician Pt. Dr. Puttaraj Gawai. He has created new ragas in the world of music. He is a legendary musician, a vocalist, a gifted writer, a playwright, an, instrumentalist, an ardent lover of music, and a proprietor and director, a poet all in one.

He was bom on 3rd March 1914 at Devagiri near Karajagi in Haveri District. They named him Pattaya. When he was not even six months old, his eyes got infected. His mother tried various medicines suggested by native doctors, this resulted him losing the eyesight an early age. His maternal uncle Chandrasekharayya brought him up.

He started playing his uncle’s harmonium and he mastered both Hindustani and Karnatic music. He also learnt Braille. He has written many plays including, Shree Kumareshwara Kavya, Akkamahadevi Purana, Sati Sukanya, Puratanara Puraba etc.

He because the successor of the ashram Veereshwara Punyashram after his Guru Panchkashari Gawai died on June 11th, 1994. September 2010. He has earned many titles and awards which include president Award for “Basava Purana” in Hindi, Honorary Doctorate by Kannada University, Kendra Sangeet Nataka Academy Award and Padma Bhushan etc.