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
Jhumar or Jhoomar (also called Ghumbar in Sandalbar area) is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Multan and Balochistan, also thrived in Sandalbar areas (Faisal abad, Jhang, Chiniot, Nankana Sahib, Toba Tek Singh districts) ...
.
He is recipient of the
Padma Shri
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and
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
Early life and family
He was born in Bokba village of
Simdega district
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,
Bihar
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(now
Jharkhand
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) in 1949. He belongs to a family of a
Ghasi community, who are traditionally musicians.
He completed B.SC from Jamshedpur.
He married Dropadi Devi. He has five children including Nandlal, Praduman and twin Chandrakanta and Suryakanta.
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,
Praful Kumar Rai,
Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo and Kshitij Kumar. In 1974, he joined ''
Akashvani'' as performer. His first performance at larger audience was at Jaganathpur Mela in
Ranchi. In 1979, he left the job of an industrial chemist and joined the Song and Drama Division of Bihar Government. It gave him the opportunities to work in radio and television. With government patronage, he traveled abroad to perform in
Hong Kong
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,
Taiwan
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,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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* hil, Republ ...
and
United States
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In 1980, when regional and tribal language department formed in
Ranchi University
Ranchi University is a public state university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It was established in 1960 by an Act of the Bihar legislature. Ranchi University offers degrees in undergraduate, post-graduate, M.Phil. and doctorate programs.
History ...
, he became associated with the University. In 1981, he came in contact with Dr Carol Merry Baby researcher on
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
Jhumar or Jhoomar (also called Ghumbar in Sandalbar area) is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Multan and Balochistan, also thrived in Sandalbar areas (Faisal abad, Jhang, Chiniot, Nankana Sahib, Toba Tek Singh districts) ...
.
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.
Filmography
Awards and honors
*
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 2019
*
Padma Shri
Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...
, 2017
*Sanskritik Samman (2017) by Kala Sanskriti Vibhag.
*Jharkhand Gaurav Sammaan by
Prabhat Khabar.
*Jharkhand Ratna Award by Lok Kala Samiti &
Dainik Jagran
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It was ranked 5th in the world and 2nd in India by circulation in 2016. In 2019 Quarter 4, according to Indian Readership Survey, Daini ...
.
References
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Living people
People from Ranchi
People from Simdega district
1949 births
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
Indian male folk singers
Indian male dancers
Indian male singer-songwriters
Nagpuria people
Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award