Bindu Madhav Pathak

Bindu Madhav D Pathak
Born (1935-04-09)April 9, 1935
Died February 4, 2004(2004-02-04) (aged 68)
Occupation
  • musician
  • teacher
  • author
  • musicologist
Children 3
Musical career
Genres
Instruments

Bindu Madhav Pathak,(pronunciation:[b in̪d̪u mɑːd̪ʱə pɑːt̪ʰək]; बिन्दु माधव् पाथक्), 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.[1] Pathak retired as the Head of the Department of Music of Karnatak University. He died at 68 on February 4, 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.[2]

Personal life

Pathak died on February 4, 2004. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.[1]

Career

Major accomplishments of Pathak include:[3]

Educational qualifications

Awards

Publications

Research articles and papers

He has published several articles and research papers on music, in English, Hindi and Kannada magazines

Positions held

References

  1. 1 2 "Bindu Madhav Pathak". Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  2. "More Rudra Veena Masters". Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  3. Rudra Veena: An Ancient String Musical Instrument. p. 42. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
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