Thakur Jaideva Singh (19 September 1893 in Shoratgarh,

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– 27 May 1986 in Banaras) was an Indian

musicologist Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...

and

philosopher Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

. He played a key role in the development of

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where he was chief producer. He was influenced by the Indian

Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande. Singh was a scholar in the Kashmir Saivism school of

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, a subject he studied for many years with Swami Lakshman Joo in

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. He prepared and published first-ever English and Hindi translations of a number of Shaivite scriptures. Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1973. He was awarded the

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 ...

in 1974 for his contribution to music.Thakur Jaideva Singh, has contributed numerous papers on music. He studied vocal music with Srikrishna Harihirlekar and Nankoo Bhaya Telang; was elected a Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademy in 1965; was honoured b
Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Maha Vidyalaya Mandal
and awarded Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 1974.

Selected works

*''Introduction to Madhyamaka Philosophy'', Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1968. *''Pratyabhijnahrdayam: The Secret of Self-Recognition'', by Kṣemarāja, translation,

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, Delhi, 1977. *''Vijnanabhairava or Divine Consciousness: A Treasury of 112 Types of Yoga'', translation, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1979. *'' Siva Sutras: The Yoga of Supreme Identity'', by Vasugupta, translation, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1979. *''Spanda-Karikas: The Divine Creative Pulsation'', by Vasugupta, translation, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1980. *''Para-trisika-Vivarana by Abhinavagupta: The Secret of Tantric Mysticism'', by Abhinavagupta, translation, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1988. *''Los Shiva Sutras: El yoga del reconocimiento de la identidad con el Ser supremo'', by Vasugupta, translation into Spanish, Fundación Genesian, Sevilla, 2000. *''Pratyabhijñahridayam. El secreto del autorreconocimiento'', by Kṣemarāja, translation into Spanish, Ediciones Maha Yoga, Buenos Aires, 2013.

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In memoriam
''The Hindu'', 13 May 2011, Gautam Chatterjee Indian musicologists 20th-century Indian philosophers 1893 births 1986 deaths Hindustani musicians All India Radio people Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering 20th-century Indian musicologists Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship {{india-academic-bio-stub