Mukund Lath

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Mukund Lath
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Shankar Puraskar
Naresh Mehta Vangmaya Puraskar
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Mukund Lath (9 October 1937 – 6 August 2020) was an Indian scholar and

dance, aesthetics and culture of India.[2][3] He was honored by the Government of India, in 2010, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[4]

Biography

Mukund Lath was born on 9 October 1937

Pandit Jasraj,[6] whom he has accompanied on many concert tours.[3][5] Lath started his career at the University of Rajasthan by joining their Department of History and Indian Culture in 1973 where he worked till his retirement in 1997.[2][3][5][6]

Mukund Lath has authored several books and articles.[7][8][9][10] Some of his notable works are:

  • A Study of Dattilam - Research work on Dattilam[11]
  • Transformation as Creation - A study on Indian culture[12]
  • Hindi Padavali of Namdev - A critical study of the texts of Namdev, Indian poet-saint[13]
  • The Ardhakathanaka - Half A Tale - A study of the autobiography of a Jain merchant of the 17th century[14]
  • Bhakthi, A Contemporary Discussion - A philosophical interpretation of Indian Bhakti tradition[15]

Lath's works have been subjected to critical studies[16] and many articles have been published in his honour.[17][18] He has also published two translations of ancient Sanskrit and Prakrit poems into Hindi.[2]

Lath has taught as a visiting faculty at many universities around the world such as

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, University of Bamberg, Germany and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[3] He has also delivered keynote addresses and lectures at many conferences and seminars and was a member of the Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture, a Government of India initiative.[3] Mukund Lath is credited with evolving a new approach to cultural history and is known to have written on the history behind the musical instrument Tanpura and the relevance of Sarangi in Indian concerts.[6]

Awards and recognitions

Mukund Lath received Shankar Puraskar from

Fellowship of Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna.[2][3][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mukund Lath, prominent cultural historian and exponent of Mewati gharana, passes away at 82". Firstpost. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Swar Ganga". Swar Ganga. 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sangeet Natak Akademi". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Vedic Bio". Vedic Books. 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e Kumar, Kuldeep (3 October 2014). "The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Listing on Amazon". Amazon. 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Listing on MLDB". MLDB. 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Listing on Good Reads". Good Reads. 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Listing on Vedic Books". Vedic Books. 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  11. ISBN 978-8120805866. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help
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  12. ISBN 978-8186471166
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  13. ISBN 978-8120806078. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help
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  14. ISBN 978-8129105660. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help
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  15. ISBN 978-8185636443
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  16. JSTOR 41693536
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  17. doi:10.1111/rsr.12115_5
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  19. ^ "SNA". SNA. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

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