Gajendra Narayan Singh (musicologist) explained

Gajendra Narayan Singh
Birth Place:Bihar, India
Death Date:30 April 2018
Death Place:Patna
Occupation:Musician
Musicologist
Writer
Known For:Hindustani music
Awards:Padma Shri

Gajendra Narayan Singh was an Indian musician, musicologist, writer, art historian and a former chairman of the Bihar Sangeet Natak Academy, the apex body of the Government of Bihar for music and drama.[1] [2] He is the author of four books on music, Mehfil, a historical reference book of music,[3] Swar Gandh (The Fragrance of Swaras), a book of biosketches and music-related anecdotes,[4] Kaljayee Sur: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, a biographical work on the life and music of Bhimsen Joshi,[5] and Surile Logon ki Sangath (Harmonic accompaniment of people), which details the lives and music of some of the notable Hindustani classical musicians.[6] His efforts are also known in promoting music[7] and musicians of Bihar and he is reported to have initiated scholarship schemes for musicians during his tenure as the head of the Bihar Sangeet Natak Academy.[8] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to Indian music.[9] His life has been documented in an autobiography, Bihar ke Sangeeth Parampara (Bihar Music Tradition), which was published by Delhi Public School, Ludhiana, in 2014.[10]

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  1. Web site: Bureaucratic hurdles behind Nalanda university project delay . Times of India . 24 February 2014 . 15 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Salute to musical old boy . https://web.archive.org/web/20160204112117/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150318/jsp/bihar/story_9232.jsp#.VpiFKBV97IU . dead . 4 February 2016 . The Telegraph . 18 March 2015 . 15 January 2016.
  3. Book: B00UI19ZKM . Mehfil . Bihar Hindi Granth Academy . Gajendra Narayan Singh . 2002 . 292.
  4. Book: Swar Gandh . Bihar Hindi Granth Academy . Gajendra Narayan Singh . 1999 . 236 . B00U951U46.
  5. Book: Kaljayee Sur: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi . Vaniprakashan . Gajendra Narayan Singh . 2016 . 116 . 978-93-5229-355-1.
  6. Book: Surile Logon ki Sangath . Kanishka Publications . Gajendranarayan Singh . 2007 . 285 . 9788184570724 . 15 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613121533/http://pustak.org/bs/home.php?bookid=6615 . 13 June 2010 . dead .
  7. Book: Tradition of Hindustani Music . APH Publishing . Manorma Sharma . 2006 . 161 of 258 . 9788176489997.
  8. Web site: Indra Kishore Mishra . Gharana Festival . 2016 . 15 January 2016.
  9. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2016 . 3 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .
  10. Web site: Bihar ke Sangeeth Parampara . Delhi Public School, Ludhiana . 2016 . 15 January 2016.

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