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
- ↑ Cultural Profiles{{#if:Menon|, Menon}. Inter-National Cultural Centre(1961)
- ↑ Journal of the Indian Musicological Society{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indian Musicological Society(1986)
- ↑ Among contemporary musicians{{#if:Misra|, Misra}. Harman Pub. House(1 January 2001)
- ↑ Music makers: living legends of Indian classical music{{#if:Roy|, Roy}. Rupa & Co.(2 February 2004). ISBN 9788129103192
- ↑ Finding her own voice. The Hindu(17 April 2009). Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ Two Men and Music: Nationalism in the Making of an Indian Classical Tradition{{#if:Bakhle|, Bakhle}. Oxford University Press(2005). ISBN 978-0-19-534731-9
- ↑ Introduction to the Tantrāloka: a study in structure{{#if:Rastogi|, Rastogi}. Motilal Banarsidass(1987). ISBN 9788120801806
- ↑ The krama tantricism of Kashmir: historical and general sources{{#if:Rastogi|, Rastogi}. Motilal Banarsidass(1 January 1979). ISBN 9780896840485
- ↑ Saints and Sages of Kashmir{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. APH Publishing(2004). ISBN 978-81-7648-576-0
References
External links
- In memoriam, The Hindu, 13 May 2011, Gautam Chatterjee
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