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Bindu Madhav Pathak | |
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Born | 9 April 1935 |
Died | 4 February 2004 | (aged 68)
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Bindu Madhav Pathak (Sanskrit: बिन्दु माधव् पाथक्, IPA: [bɪndʊ maːdʱɐ paːtʰɐk]) was an exponent of rudra veena and Sitar. He played Khayal style (Kirana type) 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.[1] Pathak retired as the Head of the Department of Music of Karnatak University. He died at 68 on 4 February 2004.