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Dattatreya Rama Rao Parvatikar ( sa, दत्तात्रेय राम राव् पर्वतिकर्, ) 916-1990 was a
Parvatikar, an exponent of nada yoga, tried to spread spirituality through music.
He was keenly interested in Indian classical music and played the
veenababa's musicShri Raghavendra MissionNada Yoga School
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parvatikar, Dattatreya Rama Rao Rudra veena players Sitar players Hindustani instrumentalists String musicians Vichitra veena players 1916 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Indian musicians
Hindu
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saint and sanyasi
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in India
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.
Spiritual life
Dattatreya Parvatikar lived in the premises ofBadrinath Temple
Badrinath or Badrinarayana Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu. It is situated in the town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand, India. The temple is also one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu - holy shrines for Vaishnavas - who is ...
of The Himalayas
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. He was fondly called ''veena baaba'' by his spiritual followers.
Music
Parvatikar, an exponent of nada yoga, tried to spread spirituality through music.
He was keenly interested in Indian classical music and played the rudra veena
The ''Rudra veena'' ( sa, रुद्र वीणा) (also spelled ''Rudraveena'' or ''Rudra vina'')—also called ''Bīn'' in North India—is a large plucked string instrument used in Hindustani Music, especially dhrupad. It is one of the m ...
. Alain Daniélou
Alain Daniélou (4 October 1907 – 27 January 1994) was a French historian, Indologist, intellectual, musicologist, translator, writer, and notable Western convert to and expert on the Shaivite sect of Hinduism.
In 1991 he was awarded the ...
made recordings of his performances between 1950 and 1955. They are now part of a UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
project - ''UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World''. As a tribute to Alain Daniélou
Alain Daniélou (4 October 1907 – 27 January 1994) was a French historian, Indologist, intellectual, musicologist, translator, writer, and notable Western convert to and expert on the Shaivite sect of Hinduism.
In 1991 he was awarded the ...
, UNESCO re-issued the album on 1997 as ''Anthology of Indian Classical Music – A Tribute to Alain Daniélou
''The Anthology of Indian Classical Music – A Tribute to Alain Daniélou'' is the 1997 edition of Alain Danielou's ''Anthology of Indian Classical Music''.
Background
This collection was originally recorded by Alain Danielou for the Internat ...
''.
He started the Nada Yoga School in Rishikesh in 1950.
Raghavendra mission
In 1975, Dattatreya Parvatikar founded the Shri Raghavendra Mission inBangalore
Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...
. In his memory, a music concert is held every year at Gayan Samaj Bangalore.
References
External links
veenababa's music
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parvatikar, Dattatreya Rama Rao Rudra veena players Sitar players Hindustani instrumentalists String musicians Vichitra veena players 1916 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Indian musicians