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Thakur
Jaideva Singh
Born ( 1893-09-19 ) 19 September 1893
Shoharatgarh , Uttar Pradesh , India
Died 27 May 1986 (1986-05-27) (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 [ edit ]

  • Introduction to Madhyamaka Philosophy , Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1968.
  • Pratyabhijnahrdayam: The Secret of Self-Recognition , by K?emar?ja , 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, Fundacion Genesian, Sevilla, 2000.
  • Pratyabhijnahridayam. El secreto del autorreconocimiento , by K?emar?ja , translation into Spanish, Ediciones Maha Yoga, Buenos Aires, 2013.

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ Some sources state 1896 [1]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Menon, Rekha (1961). Cultural Profiles . Inter-National Cultural Centre.
  2. ^ Journal of the Indian Musicological Society . Indian Musicological Society. 1986.
  3. ^ Misra, Susheela (1 January 2001). Among contemporary musicians . Harman Pub. House. p. 232 . Retrieved 4 August 2013 .
  4. ^ Roy, Ashok (2 February 2004). Music makers: living legends of Indian classical music . Rupa & Co. ISBN   9788129103192 . Retrieved 4 August 2013 .
  5. ^ Gowri Ramnarayan (17 April 2009). "Finding her own voice" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 21 April 2009 . Retrieved 30 May 2013 .
  6. ^ 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 .
  7. ^ Rastogi, Navjivan (1987). Introduction to the Tantr?loka: a study in structure . Motilal Banarsidass. p. 14. ISBN   9788120801806 .
  8. ^ Rastogi, Navjivan (1 January 1979). The krama tantricism of Kashmir: historical and general sources . Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN   9780896840485 . Retrieved 4 August 2013 .
  9. ^ Saints and Sages of Kashmir . APH Publishing. 2004. p. 297. ISBN   978-81-7648-576-0 .

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