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Rudra Veena
The ''rudra veena'' () (also spelled ''rudraveena'' or ''rudra vīnā'') — also called the ''bīn'' in North India — is a large plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music, especially dhrupad. It is one of the major types of '' veena'' played in Indian classical music, notable for its deep bass resonance. Oral tradition ascribes the instrument to Shiva, the principal deity within Hinduism. The rudra veena is seen in temple architecture predating the Mughals. It is also mentioned in court records as early as the reign of Zain-ul Abidin (1418–1470), and attained particular importance among Mughal court musicians. Before Independence, rudra veena players, as dhrupad practitioners, were supported by the princely states; after Independence and the political integration of India, this traditional patronage system ended. With the end of this traditional support, dhrupad's popularity in India declined, as did the popularity of the rudra veena. However, in recent year ...
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311
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Omrao Khan
Omrao Khan beenkar was a vina wizard of the 18th century. He was a descendant of Naubat Khan. Early life Omrao Khan beenkar was born in Agra to Naubat Khan II. He was the nephew of Nirmol Shah and first cousin of Pyar Khan, Jafar Khan and Basit Khan, of Awadh. He came to Banda (state), Banda on the invitation of Nawab of Banda. Omrao Khan had two sons Ameer Khan Khandara, Ameer Khan beenkar and Rahim Khan. Ameer Khan was the father of legendary vina player Wazir Khan (Rampur), Wazir Khan. Career The court of Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh of Banaras was the home of one of the foremost bin playing lines of the time. Topmost among the musicians of banaras and first among all contemporary musicians named by Karam Imam is Omrao Khan. Omrao Khan was the master of Nawab of Banda 'Hashmat Jung' or Ali Bahadur II who participated in the 1857 war of independence. Ali Naqi the prime minister of Awadh and Raja sahab Rewa also learnt music under his instruction. Surbahar Omrao Khan invented sur ...
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Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. Kolkata is the seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore) while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million (1.5 crore). Kolkata is regarded by many sources as the cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic region of Bengal.————— The three villages that predated Calcutta were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty. After the Nawab granted the East India Company a trading license in 1690, the area was developed by ...
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Kanailal & Brother
Kanailal or Kanai Lal () is a masculine given name. Notable people with this name include: * Kanailal Bhattacharyya (1917–1983), Indian politician * Kanailal Bhattacharjee (1909–1931), Bengali nationalist * Kanailal Dutta (1888–1908), Indian nationalist * Kanailal Niyogi Kanailal Niyogi (; 1924 - 19 May 1961) was an employee of the Indian Railways who took part in the Bengali Language Movement in the Barak Valley in 1961. On 19 May 1961, Niyogi became a martyr when he was shot dead by the paramilitary forces at t ... (1924–1961), Indian railway worker * Kanai Lal Sarker (1925–1980), Bangladeshi politician * Kanailal Sarkar (1911 – not before 1985), Indian physician and politician {{given name ...
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Carsten Wicke
Carsten Wicke is a Rudra Veena player of German origin who lives in India. He studied North Indian classical music with several master musicians since the 1990s, after learning western violin and vocal music as a child. Musical tradition His journey into Indian music started while learning India's popular percussion instrument tabla with the most tabla maestro Pandit Anindo Chatterjee in Kolkata. Being fascinated by the old classical Dhrupad music Wicke met rudra veena master Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ... Ustad Asad Ali Khan, whose musical family tradition goes back over many generations, including Beenkars (veena players) like Sadiq Ali Khan, Musharraf Khan, and Rajab Ali Khan. Ustad Asad Ali Khan accepted him as one of his few veena disciples ...
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Peter Row
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Shrikant Pathak
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Bindu Madhav Pathak
Bindu Madhav Pathak (, ) was an exponent of rudra veena and Sitar. He played Khayal style (Kirana type) of music on been. He was an 'A' grade artist of All India Radio. Some of his famous students are Hindraj Divekar, Shrikant Pathak, Ramchandra V Hegde and Jyoti Hegde. He was a recipient of several awards and titles, including the Karnataka Kala Tilak Award, Sri Kanak Purandhar Prashasti, Arya Bhata Award, and "Vidyaparipoorna" title. Pathak retired as the Head of the Department of Music of Karnatak University. He died at 68 on 4 February 2004. Early life Pathak was the son of a veteran rudra veena player Pt. Datto Pant Pathak and hailed from Hubli, Karnataka. He obtained his early training from his father and later from Rajab Ali Khan of Dewas. He became an accomplished artist at a very young age of 17. Personal life Pathak died on 4 February 2004. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter. Career Major accomplishments of Pathak include: Educational qualifica ...
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Dattatreya Rama Rao Parvatikar
Dattatreya Rama Rao Parvatikar (, ) [1916-1990], was a Hindu saint and Sannyasa, sanyasi in India. Spiritual life Dattatreya Parvatikar is a Deshastha Madhva Brahmin and follower of Madhva Sampradaya. He lived in the premises of Badrinath Temple of Himalayas, The Himalayas. He was fondly called ''veena baaba'' by his spiritual followers. Music Parvatikar, an exponent of Nāda yoga, nada yoga, tried to spread spirituality through music. He was keenly interested in Indian classical music and played the rudra veena. Alain Daniélou made recordings of his performances between 1950 and 1955. They are now part of a UNESCO project - ''UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World''. As a tribute to Alain Daniélou, UNESCO re-issued the album on 1997 as ''Anthology of Indian Classical Music – A Tribute to Alain Daniélou''. He started the Nada Yoga School in Rishikesh in 1950. Raghavendra mission In 1975, Dattatreya Parvatikar founded the Shri Raghavendra Mission in Bangalore ...
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Madhuvanti Pal
Madhuvanti is a raga used in Indian classical music. It is a Hindustani music raga, which is reported to have been borrowed into Carnatic music,''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras and is structurally similar to Multani. This Raga is based on Todi Thaat (Mode). It is a romantic raga based on the foundation, eternity and colors of love. ''Madhu'' literally means ''honey''. It is a very sweet raga with a very simple philosophy of love and romance. Hindustani music Madhuvanti's notes are N S Mg M P N S'(Mg in meend) while ascending and all the swaras, S' N D P M g R S, in the descent. (notations M - , g-). Madhuvanti belongs to thaat Todi. Time Madhuvanti is played after 4 pm before 8 pm. Rasa Madhuvanti expresses a gentle loving sentiment. It depicts the sringaar rasa, used to express the love of an individual towards his or her beloved. Carnatic music ...
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Sharada Mushti
Sharada or Sarada (Sanskrit for "autumnal") may refer to: * the season spanning the months of Bhadrapada, Ashvin, and Kārtika of the traditional lunar Hindu calendar * Another name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati * Sharada script, abugida writing system * Sharada (Unicode block), a Unicode block of Sharada script characters Geography * Sarada River in Andhra Pradesh, India * Sharda River, downstream renaming mainly in Uttar Pradesh of ''(Maha)Kali'' River on Nepal's western border with Uttarakhand, India * Sharad Khola tributary to Babai River, Dang and Bardiya districts, Nepal Films * ''Sharada'' (1942 film), in Hindi * ''Sharada'' (1957 film), in Hindi * ''Sarada'' (1962 film), in Tamil * ''Sarada'' (1973 film), in Telugu * ''Sharada'' (1981 film), in Hindi * ''Sarada'' (unreleased film), in Telugu Literature * ''Sarada'' (novel), an 1892 Malayalam novel * ''Sharada'' (magazine), a Nepali literary magazine * ''Sharada'' (Malayalam women's magazine), an Indian m ...
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Krishnarao Kholapure
Krishna Rao or Krishnarao is an Indian full name based on the given name Krishna and the surname Rao. * A. N. Krishna Rao (1908–1971), one of the well-known writers in Kannada language * Bhavaraju Venkata Krishna Rao (born 1930), Indian cricketer * Dronamraju Krishna Rao (born 1937), Indian geneticist * K. V. Krishna Rao (1923-2016), chief of Indian army and governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura * Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao (1926–1997), Indian politician * U. Krishna Rao (died 1961), Indian politician of the Indian National Congress and member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras state * Krishna Rao (director), film/television director and cinematographer * Krishna Rao Voomaji Rao Ghorpade, better known as K. V. Ghorpade, Indian pathologist * Krishna Rao (administrator) (died 1857), acting Diwan of Travancore * Krishna Rao (archaeologist) (born 1930), Indian archaeologist and writer * Krishnarao Jaisim, Indian architect * Shamsher Bahadur I (Krishna Ra ...
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