abdul karim khan was invited to the mysore court where he met famous carnatic music masters who also influenced his music. in particular the singing of his sargam was a direct influence of carnatic practice. he became a frequent visitor to mysore palace which conferred on him the title "sangeet ratna". on the way to mysore he used to stay with his brother in dharwad where he taught his most famous disciple sawai gandharva. in 1900, for eight months he taught kesarbai kerkar, who would go on to be one of the 20th century's most renowned vocalists. in 1913, he founded the arya sangeet vidyalaya in poona to teach music students. he finally settled down in miraj till his death in 1937 when returning from a concert tour of the south. every year in august commemorative music concerts are held in miraj in his honour.