Nityanand Haldipur (born 7 May 1948) is a performer and teacher of the Indian
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flute, known in India as the
bansuri. He is a
purist
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in the true
Maihar Gharana
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tradition and learned from Ma
Annapurna Devi
(1927 – 13 October 2018) was an Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music. She was given the name 'Annapurna' by former Maharaja Brijnath Singh of the former Maihar Estate (M.P.), and it was by this name that she was p ...
, in
Mumbai
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, India. He has been rated as a "Top Grade" artist by the
All India Radio
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and was awarded the prestigious ''
Sangeet Natak Academi
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History
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'' award in 2010.
Musical profile
Student life
Nityanand was born in Mumbai into a musical family and showed indications of prodigious abilities at a very young age. His father, Niranjan Haldipur, a senior disciple of
Pannalal Ghosh, initiated him into the art of flute-playing. Over the next two decades, Nityanand's training continued under the late
Chidanand Nagarkar, and
Devendra Murdeshwar
Devendra Murdeshwar (19 September 1923 – 29 January 2000) was an Indian bansuri flutist.
Early life
Murdeshwar was born in 1923 in a Brahmin family in Masur in the Mysore State in Karnataka. His father played the violin, tabla and the bansuri ...
. Since 1986, Nityanand has been learning from
Padma Bhushan
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Srimati Annapurna Devi
(1927 – 13 October 2018) was an Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music. She was given the name 'Annapurna' by former Maharaja Brijnath Singh of the former Maihar Estate (M.P.), and it was by this name that she was p ...
, doyenne of the
Maihar gharana
The Maihar Gharana or Maihar-Senia Gharana is a gharana or school of Hindustani classical music, a style of Indian classical music originating in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent. The school was formed by Allaudin Khan in the princ ...
.
Musical oeuvre
Performer
He has performed at various musical events worldwide:
* India - New Delhi - South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation(
SAARC) summit, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Allahabad, Alwar, Amravati, Aurangabad, Bangalore.
Composer
Haldipur has composed music for several radio shows and for wellness programs like spiritual healing therapy, stress management and art of relaxation. He has collaborated with musicians of different genres like Robert Giannetti.
Awards
Haldipur has received the following awards:
Dr. Mallikarjun Mansur award by the State Government of Karnataka - 2022
Tansen Sanman award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh - 2021
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Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in English) is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India.
History
It was set up by the Indian education ministry on 31 May 1952 and ...
Award (2010).
Swarasadhan Samiti conferred: - Swara Sadhna Ratna
Sahara International: - Life time achievement award
Sanskritik Foundation New Delhi conferred Fellowship
Odisa Akademy of Tribal Culture Research & Arts: - Bharat Gaurav.
Amulya Jyoti Foundation: - Venu Ratna.
Salt Lake Kolkata: - Jadubhatt Award.
See also
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Hindustani classical music
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Indian musical instruments
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Bansuri/
Flute
Notes
External links
Nityanand Haldipur Official WebsiteUnderscore records
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1948 births
Hindustani instrumentalists
Indian male composers
Indian flautists
Bansuri players
Living people
Maihar gharana
Musicians from Mumbai
Performers of Hindu music
Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award