Chatrapati Singh
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Raja Chatrapati Singh was an India
n percussionist. He was famous for his virtuosity on on Pakhavaj
drums used in Hindustani Classical Music
.
, India
. His grandfather Raja Mukund Singh and father Raja Himmat Singh were partrons of music. He showed a great deal of interest in music from a very early age and started learning Pakhavaj
from a number of masters including Shri Kudau Singh Ji and Swami Ramdas Ji.
He became the foremost exponent of Pakhavaj
of his era. He accompanied all the great Dhrupad
vocalists including the Dagar Brothers and Pt. Ram Chatur Malik.
His daughter Chandra Singh is a talented Sitar player and his son Raja Surya Pratap Singh also used to play the Sitar and frequently accompanied his father during his programs.
Singh was awarded with the Sangeet Natak Akademi
award in 1991. Apart from music he was very fond of chess
and mathematics
and has written a treatise on knight moves in chess called "Ashwa Nirupan Granth". Singh died in 1998.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n percussionist. He was famous for his virtuosity on on Pakhavaj
Pakhavaj
The pakhavaj, pakhawaj, pakuaj, pakhvaj or pakavaj is an Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, the North Indian equivalent to the Southern mridangam....
drums used in Hindustani Classical Music
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
.
Biography
Chatrapati (also spelled Chhatrapati) Singh Ju Deo was born in the Royal family of Bijna State in Uttar Pradesh, bordering Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. His grandfather Raja Mukund Singh and father Raja Himmat Singh were partrons of music. He showed a great deal of interest in music from a very early age and started learning Pakhavaj
Pakhavaj
The pakhavaj, pakhawaj, pakuaj, pakhvaj or pakavaj is an Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, the North Indian equivalent to the Southern mridangam....
from a number of masters including Shri Kudau Singh Ji and Swami Ramdas Ji.
He became the foremost exponent of Pakhavaj
Pakhavaj
The pakhavaj, pakhawaj, pakuaj, pakhvaj or pakavaj is an Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, the North Indian equivalent to the Southern mridangam....
of his era. He accompanied all the great Dhrupad
Dhrupad
Dhrupad is a vocal genre in Hindustani classical music, said to be the oldest still in use in that musical tradition. Its name is derived from the words "dhruva" and "pada"...
vocalists including the Dagar Brothers and Pt. Ram Chatur Malik.
His daughter Chandra Singh is a talented Sitar player and his son Raja Surya Pratap Singh also used to play the Sitar and frequently accompanied his father during his programs.
Singh was awarded with the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India.-History:...
award in 1991. Apart from music he was very fond of chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
and mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and has written a treatise on knight moves in chess called "Ashwa Nirupan Granth". Singh died in 1998.