P. D. Shah
P. D. Shah | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 20, 1911 Gujarat, India |
| Died | July 11, 1975 Bombay, India |
| Instruments | Rudra veena |
Punshi Dharamshi Shah, known as P. D. Shah, was an Indian classical musician who played the Rudra veena.
India and the Rudra Veena
P. D. Shah was born in Gujarat, India on January 20, 1911. He learned how to play the Rudra veena from Mohammad Khan Faridi, father of Shamsuddin Khan Faridi Desai. Shah met Mohammad Khan Faridi at the Royal Courts of the Maharaja of Sanand, where Khan Faridi was performing for Jayawant Singh Waghela.[1]. Later, Shah taught astrology and instrumental music to the royal family of Jamnagar, India.[2]
Performing and Teaching in the United States
In 1970, P. D. Shah came to the United States to visit his son, who was a graduate student in engineering at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.[3]
Following that visit, Shah traveled to California, where he gave many Rudra veena performances and taught at several colleges. In 1970, P. D. Shah performed in Lyman Hall, Pomona College, California. He called his Rudra veena performances music for spiritual purification and music for spiritual meditation. During that same year, he also performed at Claremont College, California.[3] [4]
By 1971, P. D. Shah was a Visiting Professor of Astrology and Music at the University of the Pacific, in San Francisco, California. He gave Rudra veena performances and demonstrations there, including in the University's Morris Chapel[4][5]
Through the California Institute of Asian Studies (now the California Institute of Integral Studies) in San Francisco, Shah was also a Visiting Professor at Callison College, where he taught Eastern Philosophy, Astrology, and Music, including sitar playing.[4][5][6]
Death
P. D. Shah died on July 11, 1975 in Bombay, India.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rajkotia, Vijaya. "Life sketch of Shri P. D.Shah". rudraveena.org. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "California Institute of Asian Studies Schedule of Classes" (Winter 1971). December 7, 1970: 2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "No fiddler on the roof, he". Claremont Courier. Sixty-Second Year, Number 89: 3,5. November 4, 1970.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Indian Artist to Perform at Morris Chapel". The Record - Stockton California. January 10, 1971.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Pacific Review". University of the Pacific. Spring 1971: 17.
- ↑ Sheppard, Ann (January 15, 1971). "Indian Music Provides Mystical Meditation". The Pacifican, University of the Pacific.
Videos
- Shree P. D. Shah - Raag Bhimpalasi on Rudra Veena - November, 1970 Recording from Vijaya Rajkotia's (P. D. Shah's daughter) youtube library
- Shree P. D. Shah - Raag Bhimpalasi on Rudra Veena - September 1970 Recording from Vijaya Rajkotia's (P. D. Shah's daughter) youtube library
- Shree P. D. Shah - Raag Miyan Ki Todi on Rudra Veena from Vijaya Rajkotia's (P. D. Shah's daughter) youtube library
- Shree P. D. Shah - Raag Malkauns on Rudra Veena from Vijaya Rajkotia's (P. D. Shah's daughter) youtube library
- Shree P. D. Shah - Raag Brindavani Sarang on Rudra Veena from Vijaya Rajkotia's (P. D. Shah's daughter) youtube library
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