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Hom Nath Upadhyaya

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Pandit

Hom Nath Upadhyaya
Born(1943-07-04)4 July 1943
Kathmandu, Nepal
Died7 September 2016(2016-09-07) (aged 73)
Kathmandu, Nepal
NationalityNepali
EducationMA in Music
Alma materPrayag Sangeet Samiti
Occupation(s)Tabla player, musician
Known forBeing the royal court musician
AwardsKirateshwar Sangeetshram Award

Pandit Hom Nath Upadhyaya (4 July 1943 – 7 September 2016) was a Nepali tabla player who specialized in Hindustani classical music. Upadhyaya served as royal court musician in Nepal.

Early life and education

He was born on 4 July 1943 (20 Ashar 2000 BS) in Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu to father Tulsi Prasad Upadhyaya and mother Bhagirathi Upadhyaya.[1] He received training in tabla from Pandit Ramji Mishra, Pandit Shambhu Mishra, and Ahmed Jan Thirakwa.[2] In addition, Upadhyaya obtained a B.A. in English, History, and Sanskrit from Gorakhpur University and an M.A. in Music from Prayag Sangeet Samiti in Allahabad, India.[3]

Musical career

Upadhyaya served as royal court musician in Nepal.[4] He played globally as a soloist and accompanist in both Hindustani and Western musical traditions, including for artists such as Manilal Nag,[5] Tarun Bhattacharya,[6] Mahesh Kale,[4] Steve Gorn,[7] Jim Pepper,[8] and Paul Livingstone.[9] He also played in the film orchestra of Bollywood music director S. D. Burman.[10]

Upadhyaya taught extensively, both privately and at institutions such as the Royal Nepal Academy, Tribhuvan University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara.[2][11][12] He has authored two books on tabla, one each in Nepali (Rhythmic Garland) and English (From Kashi To Kantipur: Theory, Practice and History of the Banaras Gharana of Tabla).[2][13] His students include his son Pramod Upadhyaya,[14] Sarita Mishra,[15][16] Dheeraj Shreshtha,[17] Atul Gautam, Rob Wallace,[18] Rabin Lal Shreshtha,[19] and Achyut Ram Bhandari.[20]

Awards and honours

Upadhyaya was conferred the Kirateshwar Sangeetshram Award and Nararaj Dhakal Award, and was a recipient of the Narayan Sangeet Pratishtan Fellowship of the Royal Nepal Academy and collaborative project grant from the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, University of California, Santa Barbara.[21][12][22]

Death

Upadhyaya died on 7 September 2016 in Om Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "अस्ताए तबलाका महानायक होमनाथ उपाध्याय (जीवनी सहित) - MusicKhabar.com: Nepal's No. 1 Musical Newspaper अस्ताए तबलाका महानायक होमनाथ उपाध्याय (जीवनी सहित)". MusicKhabar.com: Nepal's No. 1 Musical Newspaper. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Pandit Hom Nath Upadhyaya succumbs to liver cancer". The Himalayan Times. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Motown Browne: A behind the scenes guy steps into the spotlight". New Times San Luis Obispo. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Season by St. Clair". The Mail Tribune. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Manilal Nag". WorldCat. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Artsweek Calendar". Daily Nexus. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Cleveland Orchestra, Gordon Square unite for an evening of Mahler, world music, and rock". The Plain Dealer. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Cam Newton - Welcome Aliens". Discogs.
  9. ^ "Teacher to Play Concert". Daily Nexus. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Veteran tabla maestro Pt Upadhyaya dies". Republica. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  11. ^ "What they can do in Jazzmandu". Nepali Times. 5 March 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Indian Tabla Performance Honors Visiting Professor". Daily Nexus. 4 December 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Dancing Forth the Divine Beloved: A Tantric Semiotics of the Body as Rasa in Classical Indian Dance".
  14. ^ "Sukarma | Armadillo Club".
  15. ^ "A Maestro passes on..." The Himalayan Times. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Transforming Lives Through Music".
  17. ^ "Meet Dheeraj Shrestha".
  18. ^ "Rob Wallace".
  19. ^ "Guiding Light: Gurus in their own right". ECS Nepal. July 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Magic in a Pair of Tablas". Republica. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Indian Film Festival Newsletter".
  22. ^ "Tabala maestro honoured with Nararaj Dhakal Award". Kathmandu Post. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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