Zia Fariduddin Dagar

Zia Fariduddin Dagar
Born(1932-06-15)15 June 1932
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Died8 May 2013(2013-05-08) (aged 80)
Panvel, near Mumbai, India
Occupation(s)Vocalist musician of Dhrupad, Hindustani classical music
AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1994
Tansen Samman Award in 1993

Zia Fariduddin Dagar (15 June 1932 – 8 May 2013) was an Indian classical vocalist belonging to the Dhrupad tradition, the oldest existing form of north Indian classical music (Hindustani classical music).[1][2][3] He was part of the Dagar family of musicians.[1]

He taught at the Dhrupad Kendra in Bhopal with his elder brother Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. He also taught as a visiting professor up to the time of the Babri mosque riots. After the riots, he decided to live at the gurukul of his brother Zia Mohiuddin Dagar at Palaspe near Panvel, near Mumbai.[1]

He was awarded the 1994 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Hindustani music-Vocal by Sangeet Natak Akademi.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Dhrupad legend Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar dies at 80". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Nuances of the notes: Ustad Fariduddin Dagar." The Hindu (newspaper). 20 February 2005. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar: One of Dhrupad's oldest living exponents." Outlook (Indian magazine). 3 June 2002. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ "SNA: List of Akademi Awardees (his award listed in the (Music – Vocal) section". Sangeet Natak Akademi website. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2022.