Bindu Madhav Pathak

Bindu Madhav Pathak was an exponent of rudra veena and Sitar. He played Khayal style 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. Pathak retired as the Head of the Department of Music of Karnatak University. He died at 68 on 4 February 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.

Personal life

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

Career

Major accomplishments of Pathak include:

Educational qualifications

M.A. – Music
M.A. – English
M.A. – Hindi
C.C. – French
Ph.D. – Music

Awards

He was awarded by the Karnataka State Nrutya Academy, Bangalore, with a title "Karnataka Kala Tilak".
He is also a recipient of the Sri Kanak Purandhar Prashasti, a top most and prestigious award given by the government of Karnataka.
He has also got the "Arya Bhat Award", with the title "Sangeet Vidya Prapurna".

Publications

Book – Bharatiya Sangeeta Charitre, published by Karnatak University, Dharwad
Book – Dr. Puttaraj Gawai, published by Sangeet Natya Academy, Bangalore

Research articles and papers

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

Positions held

Head of the Dept. of Music, in M.M. Arts and Science college, Sirsi
Musicologist and Research guide in music and Chairman of Post Graduate school of Music in Karnatak University, Dharwad
Member – Karnataka State Sangeet Nrutya, Music Syllabus Committee, Board of Studies in music, Academic Council, Indian Music Congress, Indian Musicological Society, Director – Regional Centre of Research and Development
Guide in Music, Dept. of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi
Guide for Ph.D in the Dept. of Music, Karnatak University, Dharwad