In a bid to find a permanent solution to the maintenance and financial problems of Dr Gangubai Hangal Gurukul, a host of musicians, including Pandit Venkatesh Kumar, and the former MP I.G. Sanadi, met in Hubballi on Wednesday and resolved to urge the State government to transfer the Gurukul to the Department of Kannada and Culture.
The meeting, which saw the participation of several senior musicians, felt that a committee (Hitarakshana Samiti) to preserve and take forward the Gurukul should be formed and a delegation comprising senior musicians and leaders should be taken to apprise the State government of the issues concerning the music school, which was established to nurture the Guru-Shishya tradition.
The meeting was held as the renowned music school is facing problems of maintenance and also the threat of being closed down. The hostel of the Gurukul is deprived of maintenance and the gurus [music teachers] have not been paid salaries for months.
