Bahauddin Dagar Explained

Bahauddin Dagar
Instrument:	Rudra veena
Genre:	Hindustani classical music
Label:	Awards: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2012
Associated Acts:	Zia Fariddudin Dagar (uncle), Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (father)

Baha'ud'din Mohiuddin Dagar (born 1970) is the rudra veena player and son of famous north Indian musician Zia Mohiuddin Dagar.^{[1] [2]} He plays rudra veena with the dagarbani style. He represents the 20th generation of Dagar lineage, referring to Nayak Haridas Dagar of the 16th century. However, he traces his ancestry to Baba Gopal Das, who converted to Islam, and became Baba Imam Baksh in the 18th century, making him the representative of the 8th generation.^[3]

Awards and recognition

In 2012, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest award for performing artists, conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.^{[4] [5]}

Early life and training

Dagar started learning the veena from his father Zia Mohiuddin Dagar when he was 16 years old. After the death of his father in 1990, he continued his training under his uncle Zia Fariddudin Dagar.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Huge ovation for Gotipua dancers . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205125706/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/huge-ovation-for-gotipua-dancers/154754-60-117.html . dead . 5 February 2012 . CNN IBN . 27 May 2011 . 6 January 2022 . Cuttack.
2. News: Musical growth in an age of distraction . https://web.archive.org/web/20071115200956/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/08/stories/2006120802420900.htm . dead . 15 November 2007 . 28 December 2006 . 6 January 2022. Ramnarayan, Gowri . . Chennai, India.
3. Musical venture . https://web.archive.org/web/20040404193017/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/03/28/stories/2004032800440500.htm . dead . 2004-04-04 . Kumar, Mala . The Hindu . March 2004. 6 January 2022.
4. Web site: Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards 2012. Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India . 6 January 2022.
5. Web site: SNA: List of Akademi Awardees . Sangeet Natak Akademi website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160331060603/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm . 31 March 2016. 6 January 2022.