Jaideva Singh
Thakur Jaideva Singh | |
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| Born | 19 September 1893 Shoharatgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 27 May 1986 (aged 92) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Jaideva Singh (19 September 1893 [nb 1] in Shoratgarh, Uttar Pradesh[2] – 27 May 1986 in[3] Banaras) was an Indian musicologist and philosopher. He played a key role in the development of All India Radio where he was chief producer.[4][5] He was influenced by the Indian musicologist Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande.[6]
Singh was a scholar in the Kashmir Saivism school of Indian philosophy,[7][8] a subject he studied for many years with Swami Lakshman Joo in Kashmir. He prepared and published first-ever English and Hindi translations of a number of Shaivite scriptures.[9] Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1973. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 for his contribution to music.
Selected works
- Introduction to Madhyamaka Philosophy, Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1968.
- Pratyabhijnahrdayam: The Secret of Self-Recognition, by Kṣemarāja, translation, Motilal Banarsidass, 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.
Notes
References
- ^ Menon, Rekha (1961). Cultural Profiles. Inter-National Cultural Centre.
- ^ Journal of the Indian Musicological Society. Indian Musicological Society. 1986.
- ^ Misra, Susheela (1 January 2001). Among contemporary musicians. Harman Pub. House. p. 232. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Roy, Ashok (2 February 2004). Music makers: living legends of Indian classical music. Rupa & Co. ISBN 9788129103192. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Gowri Ramnarayan (17 April 2009). "Finding her own voice". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Bakhle, Janaki (2005). Two Men and Music: Nationalism in the Making of an Indian Classical Tradition. Oxford University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-19-534731-9.
- ^ Rastogi, Navjivan (1987). Introduction to the Tantrāloka: a study in structure. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 14. ISBN 9788120801806.
- ^ Rastogi, Navjivan (1 January 1979). The krama tantricism of Kashmir: historical and general sources. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9780896840485. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Saints and Sages of Kashmir. APH Publishing. 2004. p. 297. ISBN 978-81-7648-576-0.
External links
- In memoriam, The Hindu, 13 May 2011, Gautam Chatterjee
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