Mukund Nayak
Mukund Nayak | |
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 Nayak receiving the Padma Shri Award at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 30 March 2017 | |
| Born | Mukund Nayak 15 October 1949 |
| Education | B.Sc, Jamshedpur |
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| Years active | 1974–present |
| Known for | Nagpuri folk music |
| Spouse | Smt. Dropadi Devi. |
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Mukund Nayak (born 15 October 1949), is an Indian artist. He is a folk singer, songwriter and dancer. Nayak is an exponent of Nagpuri folk dance Jhumar.[1][2] He is recipient of the Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.[3][4][5][6][7]
Early life and family
He was born in Bokba village of Simdega district, Bihar (now Jharkhand) in 1949. He belongs to a family of a Ghasi community, who are traditionally musicians.[8][2] He completed B.SC from Jamshedpur.[9] He married Dropadi Devi. He has five children including Nandlal, Praduman and twin Chandrakanta and Suryakanta.[10]
Career
With aim to preserve traditional folk arts, Mukund Nayak had started performing songs in public places with other cultural activist like Bharat Nayak, Bhavya Nayak,
Karam music of South Bihar and got a chance to work with her. In 1988, his troupe performed at the third "Hong Kong International Dance festival" of The Hong Kong Institute for the Promotion of Chinese Culture. In 1985, he established an organisation "Kunjban" to promote Nagpuri culture. Kunjban promotes Nagpuri culture, especially Nagpuri Jhumar.[1] He also worked in many nagpuri films. His first nagpuri film was Sona Kar Nagpur produced and directed by Dhananjay Nath Tiwary produced in 1992 and released in 1994.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Actor | Music composer | Singer | Language | Notes |
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| 1992 | Sona Kar Nagpur | Yes | Nagpuri
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Sona Kar Nagpur is first nagpuri film.[11] | ||
| 2009 | Baha | Yes | Nagpuri | [12] | ||
| 2019 | Phulmania | Yes | Nagpuri | [13] | ||
| 2022 | Karma Dharma | Yes | Nagpuri | [14] |
Awards and honors
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 2019[7]
- Padma Shri, 2017[4]
- Sanskritik Samman (2017) by Kala Sanskriti Vibhag.[7]
- Jharkhand Gaurav Sammaan by Prabhat Khabar.
- Jharkhand Ratna Award by Lok Kala Samiti & Dainik Jagran.[8]
References
- ^ a b Dashboard (7 June 2014). "Out of the Dark". democraticworld.
- ^ a b "Song of India". thecollege.syr.edu. 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Padma Shri duo, take a bow". telegraphindia. 26 January 2017.
- ^ a b Pioneer, The (26 January 2017). "Balbir Dutt, Mukund Nayak bag Padma Shri".
- ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards: President Ram Nath Kovind Honours 42 Artistes". indiatoday. 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards: President Kovind Honours the Achievers". new18. 6 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Padmashree Mukund Nayak gets Sangeet Natak Academy award". timesofindia. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Mukund Nayak - Ranchi. - Lens Eye, Neither tomorrow nor today, it's now". 20 May 2012.
- ISBN 9789354883002.
- ^ a b c CM Babiracki (2017). "Two Generations in the Fault Lines of India ' s Musical Modernities". pp. 26–35. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand.org.in | The public website of Jharkhand State". Forum.jharkhand.org.in. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Baha – Nagpuri Feature Film". shriprakash.com.
- ^ "Nagpuri flick makes it big at Cannes". dailypioneer. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Nagpuri film "Karma Dharma" released, conspiracy to flop digitally". crazybollywood. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.