Gajendra Narayan Singh (musicologist)

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the apex body of the Government of Bihar for music and drama.[1][2] He is the author of four books on music, Mehfil, a historical reference book of music,[3] Swar Gandh (The Fragrance of Swaras), a book of biosketches and music-related anecdotes,[4] Kaljayee Sur: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, a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]

Gajendra Narayan Singh
Born
Bihar, India
Died30 April 2018
Patna
OccupationMusician
Musicologist
Writer
Known forHindustani music
AwardsPadma Shri

See also

References
  1. "Bureaucratic hurdles behind Nalanda university project delay". Times of India. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  2. "Salute to musical old boy". The Telegraph. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. Gajendra Narayan Singh (2002). Mehfil. Bihar Hindi Granth Academy. p. 292. ASIN B00UI19ZKM.
  4. Gajendra Narayan Singh (1999). Swar Gandh. Bihar Hindi Granth Academy. p. 236. ASIN B00U951U46.
  5. Gajendra Narayan Singh (2016). Kaljayee Sur: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. Vaniprakashan. p. 116. ISBN 978-93-5229-355-1.
  6. Gajendranarayan Singh (2007). Surile Logon ki Sangath. Kanishka Publications. p. 285. ISBN 9788184570724. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  7. Manorma Sharma (2006). Tradition of Hindustani Music. APH Publishing. pp. 161 of 258. ISBN 9788176489997.
  8. "Indra Kishore Mishra". Gharana Festival. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  9. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  10. "Bihar ke Sangeeth Parampara". Delhi Public School, Ludhiana. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.


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