He was a regular performer at Dadar-Matunga Music Club. He died at Dombivli on a Diwali day in 1968. He was cremated at Dadar. When he was given funds by well-wishers in 1962, India was engaged in a war with China. After the war ended, he contributed generously to the Relief Fund for soldiers. A music festival named after him (Gunidas Sammelan) was started by his disciple, C R Vyas, in 1977 and is held every year in Mumbai as well as in other major Indian cities.