Prakash Chand Surana
Prakash Chand Surana | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 |
| Occupation(s) | Surana Jewellers [1] Business person Music connoisseur |
| Known for | Hindustani music Kundan meenakari jewelry |
| Spouse | Shobha Devi |
| Children | Two daughters, Two sons |
| Awards | Padma Shri Sawai Bhawani Singh Award Dagar Gharana Award |
| Website | https://www.suranajewellery.com/ |
Prakash Chand Surana was an Indian jeweler, business person, philanthropist and a music connoisseur, known for his efforts to promote Hindustani music.[1][2] He was the co-founder of Shruti Mandal, a music community in Jaipur and served as its president, under the aegis of which he reportedly attempted to revive Jaipur gharana tradition.[3] Founded in 1964, the forum has hosted, over the years, such musicians as Kumar Gandharv, Ravi Shankar, Zakir Hussain, Bhimsen Joshi and Hariprasad Chaurasia.[4] Born in 1939 in Jaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan in a Marwari family, he inherited the family jewelry business and contributed to reviving the Kundan meenakari tradition of jewelry making.[5] Surana, who was married to Shobha Devi and had four children- Chandra, Manju, Pracheer & Priti, died on 5 February 2015, succumbing to a cardiac arrest.[6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, posthumously in 2016, for his contributions to arts.[7][8] He was also a recipient of Sawai Bhawani Singh Award for excellence in business and industry[9] and Dagar Gharana Award of the Maharana of Mewar Foundation.[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Jaipur loses connoisseur of Hindustani classical music". Times of India. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Padma Shri Award for Gulabo Sapera, Rakash Cand Surana from Rajasthan". Rajasthan GK Net. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Philanthropy". Jaipur Gems. 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b D.K. Taknet; IntegralDMS (22 July 2016). The Marwari Heritage. IntegralDMS. pp. 368–. ISBN 978-1-942322-06-1.
- ^ "Remembering Prakash Chand Surana". Medium. 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Rajasthan mourns the death of Prakash Chand Surana". TV News. ETV Network. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "A Tribute to Padmasree Prakash Chand Surana Ji". Printerest. 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh Award". Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh Museum. 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- "Rajasthan mourns the death of Prakash Chand Surana". YouTube video. Pradesh 18 English. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- Bhuramal Rajmal Surana
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