Bindu Madhav Pathak
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| Born | April 9, 1935 |
| Died | February 4, 2004 (aged 68) |
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| Children | 3 |
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Bindu Madhav Pathak,(pronunciation:[b in̪d̪u mɑːd̪ʱə pɑːt̪ʰək]; बिन्दु माधव् पाथक्), 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. Pathak retired as the Head of the Department of Music of Karnatak University. He died at 68 on February 4, 2004.
Pathak was the son of a veteran rudra veena player Pt. Datto Pant Pathak and hailed from Hubli, Karnataka. He obtained his early training from his father and later from Rajab Ali Khan of Dewas. He became an accomplished artist at a very young age of 17.
Pathak died on February 4, 2004. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
Major accomplishments of Pathak include:
He has published several articles and research papers on music, in English, Hindi and Kannada magazines
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