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	'''Alain Daniélou''' (4 October 1907 – 27 January 1994) was a [[French people\|French]] [[historian]], [[intellectual]], [[musicologist]], [[Indologist]], and a noted Western [[Conversion to Hinduism\|convert]] to and expert on [[Shaivism\|Shaivite]] [[Hinduism]].		'''Alain Daniélou''' (4 October 1907 – 27 January 1994) was a [[French people\|French]] [[historian]], [[intellectual]], [[musicologist]], [[Indologist]], and a noted Western [[Conversion to Hinduism\|convert]] to and expert on [[Shaivism\|Shaivite]] sect of [[Hinduism]].

	In 1991 he was awarded the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows\|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]], the highest honour conferred by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.<ref name=sna>{{cite web\|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm \|title=SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi ''Ratna Puraskar''winners (Akademi Fellows) \|publisher=SNA Official website \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023617/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm \|archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref>		In 1991 he was awarded the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows\|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]], the highest honour conferred by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.<ref name=sna>{{cite web\|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm \|title=SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi ''Ratna Puraskar''winners (Akademi Fellows) \|publisher=SNA Official website \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023617/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm \|archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref>
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	His mother, Madeleine Clamorgan, was from an old family of the [[Normans\|Norman]] nobility; a fervent [[Roman Catholic]],<ref name="LePoint"/><ref name="LeMonde"/><ref name="Boysson 2008"/> she founded schools and a religious order, the Order of Sainte-Marie,<ref name="Boysson 2008"/> for women teachers in civilian costume under the patronage of [[Francis Xavier\|St. François-Xavier]]. His father, [[Charles Daniélou]], was an [[Anti-clericalism\|anti-clerical]] [[Breton people\|Breton]] politician who held numerous national ministerial posts in the [[French Third Republic\|Third Republic]]. One of his brothers was the Roman Catholic [[prelate]] and [[Académie Française]] member, [[Jean Daniélou]].<ref name="LePoint"/><ref name="LeMonde"/><ref name="Boysson 2008"/><ref name=independent>{{cite news \|last=Kirkup \|first=James \|author-link=James Kirkup \|date=4 February 1994 \|title=Obituary: Alain Daniélou \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alain-danielou-1391815.html \|work=[[The Independent]] \|location=[[London]] \|access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref>		His mother, Madeleine Clamorgan, was from an old family of the [[Normans\|Norman]] nobility; a fervent [[Roman Catholic]],<ref name="LePoint"/><ref name="LeMonde"/><ref name="Boysson 2008"/> she founded schools and a religious order, the Order of Sainte-Marie,<ref name="Boysson 2008"/> for women teachers in civilian costume under the patronage of [[Francis Xavier\|St. François-Xavier]]. His father, [[Charles Daniélou]], was an [[Anti-clericalism\|anti-clerical]] [[Breton people\|Breton]] politician who held numerous national ministerial posts in the [[French Third Republic\|Third Republic]]. One of his brothers was the Roman Catholic [[prelate]] and [[Académie Française]] member, [[Jean Daniélou]].<ref name="LePoint"/><ref name="LeMonde"/><ref name="Boysson 2008"/><ref name=independent>{{cite news \|last=Kirkup \|first=James \|author-link=James Kirkup \|date=4 February 1994 \|title=Obituary: Alain Daniélou \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alain-danielou-1391815.html \|work=[[The Independent]] \|location=[[London]] \|access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref>

	He received his education at the [[:fr:Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix\|Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix]], [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], and at [[St. John's College, Annapolis]].<ref name=independent/> The young Daniélou studied [[singing]] under the famous [[Charles Panzéra]], as well as [[Dance\|classical dancing]] with [[Nicholas Legat]] (teacher of [[Vaslav Nijinsky]]), and composition with [[Max d'Ollone]]. Subsequently, he performed professionally on stage with dancers ~~like~~ [[~~:ro:Floria Capsali\|~~Floria Capsali]] and Marjorie Daw.<ref name=independent/> Growing up he rebelled against his mother's deep devotion to her faith, but his father remained a positive influence, which helped in developing his musical talent and in coping with his [[homosexuality]].<ref name="Boysson 2008"/> He studied [[piano]] and singing, learning the songs of Duparc and Chausson and the Lieder of Schumann and Schubert. He started writing poems, as acquired proficiency in English and other [[European languages]].<ref name=independent/>		He received his education at the [[:fr:Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix\|Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix]], [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], and at [[St. John's College, Annapolis]].<ref name=independent/> The young Daniélou studied [[singing]] under the famous [[Charles Panzéra]], as well as [[Dance\|classical dancing]] with [[Nicholas Legat]] (teacher of [[Vaslav Nijinsky]]), and composition with [[Max d'Ollone]]. Subsequently, he performed professionally on stage with dancers such as [[Floria Capsali]] and Marjorie Daw.<ref name=independent/> Growing up he rebelled against his mother's deep devotion to her faith, but his father remained a positive influence, which helped in developing his musical talent and in coping with his [[homosexuality]].<ref name="Boysson 2008"/> He studied [[piano]] and singing, learning the songs of Duparc and Chausson and the Lieder of Schumann and Schubert. He started writing poems, as acquired proficiency in English and other [[European languages]].<ref name=independent/>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	===Europe: 1960 onwards===		===Europe: 1960 onwards===
	Upon his return to Europe in 1960, he was appointed an ~~adviser~~ to the [[UNESCO]]'s [[International Music Council]], which led to a number of recordings of traditional music such as ''[[Unesco Collection: A Musical Anthology of the Orient]]'', ''[[Musical Atlas]]'', ''[[Musical Sources]]'', and ''[[Anthology of Indian Classical Music - A Tribute to Alain Daniélou]]''. In 1963, he became the founder and director of the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation (IICMSD) in [[West Berlin]], where he remained till 1977; he was also the director of the Istituto Internazionale di Musica Comparata (IISMC) in [[Venice]] from 1969 to 1979.<ref name=independent/>		Upon his return to Europe in 1960, he was appointed an advisor to the [[UNESCO]]'s [[International Music Council]], which led to a number of recordings of traditional music such as ''[[Unesco Collection: A Musical Anthology of the Orient]]'', ''[[Musical Atlas]]'', ''[[Musical Sources]]'', and ''[[Anthology of Indian Classical Music - A Tribute to Alain Daniélou]]''. In 1963, he became the founder and director of the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation (IICMSD) in [[West Berlin]], where he remained till 1977; he was also the director of the Istituto Internazionale di Musica Comparata (IISMC) in [[Venice]] from 1969 to 1979.<ref name=independent/>

	He worked on [[Indian classical music]]. But his more important contribution to [[Indology]] is his writings on the ancient wisdom of the [[Vedas]], [[Hindu philosophy]], and [[Shaivism]].{{citation needed\|date=September 2019}}		He worked on [[Indian classical music]]. But his more important contribution to [[Indology]] is his writings on the ancient wisdom of the [[Vedas]], [[Hindu philosophy]], and [[Shaivism]].{{citation needed\|date=September 2019}}
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{{Short description|French historian, musicologist and Indologist (1907–1994)}}
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| alt = Alain Daniélou
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| birth_date = 4 October 1907
| birth_place = [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], [[French Third Republic|France]]
| death_date = 27 January 1994
| death_place = [[Lonay, Switzerland]]
| occupation = [[Indologist]]
| nationality = French
| subject = [[Culture of India]], [[Hindu studies]], [[Indian classical music]], [[Indian philosophy]], [[Shaivism|Shaivite]] [[Hinduism]]
| partner = [[Raymond Burnier]]<ref name="LePoint">{{cite magazine |last=Golliau |first=Catherine |date=28 June 2010 |title=L'affaire Daniélou |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/l-affaire-danielou-24-06-2010-1207334_3.php |magazine=[[Le Point]] |language=fr |location=[[Paris]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515074640/https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/l-affaire-danielou-24-06-2010-1207334_3.php |archive-date=15 May 2012 |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref>
| relatives = [[Jean Daniélou]]<ref name="LePoint"/><ref name="LeMonde">{{cite news |last=Catinchi |first=Philippe-Jean |date=8 September 2010 |title="L'Hindouisme traditionnel et l'interprétation d'Alain Daniélou", de Jean-Louis Gabin: Alain Daniélou, revu et corrigé |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/livres/article/2010/09/08/l-hindouisme-traditionnel-et-l-interpretation-d-alain-danielou-de-jean-louis-gabin_1408343_3260.html |work=[[Le Monde]] |language=fr |location=[[Paris]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909051100/https://www.lemonde.fr/livres/article/2010/09/08/l-hindouisme-traditionnel-et-l-interpretation-d-alain-danielou-de-jean-louis-gabin_1408343_3260.html |archive-date=9 September 2010 |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="Boysson 2008">{{cite book |last=de Boysson |first=Emmanuelle |year=2008 |title=Le cardinal et l'hindouiste: Le mystère des frères Daniélou |language=fr |location=[[Paris]] |publisher=Presses de la Renaissance |series=Petite Renaissance. Spiritualité |isbn=9782750904234}}</ref>
| website = {{url|www.alaindanielou.org}}
| notable_works = * ''Introduction to the Study of Musical Scales'' (1943)<ref>{{cite book |last=Daniélou |first=Alain |year=1943 |title=Introduction to the Study of Musical Scales |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.28938/mode/2up |url-access=limited |location=[[Varanasi|Bénarès]] |publisher=[[The India Society, London]] |isbn=0-8364-2353-4 |s2cid=190774873 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
* ''The Myths and Gods of India: The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism'' (1964)<ref>{{cite book |last=Daniélou |first=Alain |year=2017 |orig-year=1964 |title=The Myths and Gods of India: The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OIXtDwAAQBAJ |location=[[Delhi]] |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=978-81-208-3638-9 |oclc=24247413 |s2cid=169604069}}</ref>
* ''Gods of Love and Ecstasy: The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus'' (1979)<ref>{{cite book |last=Daniélou |first=Alain |year=1984 |orig-year=1979 |title=Gods of Love and Ecstasy: The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QDQK7l13WIIC |location=[[Rochester, Vermont]] |publisher=[[Inner Traditions]] |isbn=0-89281-374-1 |oclc=25281659 |s2cid=191033152}}</ref>
}}

'''Alain Daniélou''' (4 October 1907 – 27 January 1994) was a [[French people|French]] [[historian]], [[intellectual]], [[musicologist]], [[Indologist]], and a noted Western [[Conversion to Hinduism|convert]] to and expert on [[Shaivism|Shaivite]] [[Hinduism]].

In 1991 he was awarded the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]], the highest honour conferred by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.<ref name=sna>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm |title=SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi ''Ratna Puraskar''winners (Akademi Fellows) |publisher=SNA Official website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023617/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref>

==Early life and education==
His mother, Madeleine Clamorgan, was from an old family of the [[Normans|Norman]] nobility; a fervent [[Roman Catholic]],<ref name="LePoint"/><ref name="LeMonde"/><ref name="Boysson 2008"/> she founded schools and a religious order, the Order of Sainte-Marie,<ref name="Boysson 2008"/> for women teachers in civilian costume under the patronage of [[Francis Xavier|St. François-Xavier]]. His father, [[Charles Daniélou]], was an [[Anti-clericalism|anti-clerical]] [[Breton people|Breton]] politician who held numerous national ministerial posts in the [[French Third Republic|Third Republic]]. One of his brothers was the Roman Catholic [[prelate]] and [[Académie Française]] member, [[Jean Daniélou]].<ref name="LePoint"/><ref name="LeMonde"/><ref name="Boysson 2008"/><ref name=independent>{{cite news |last=Kirkup |first=James |author-link=James Kirkup |date=4 February 1994 |title=Obituary: Alain Daniélou |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alain-danielou-1391815.html |work=[[The Independent]] |location=[[London]] |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref>

He received his education at the [[:fr:Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix|Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix]], [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], and at [[St. John's College, Annapolis]].<ref name=independent/> The young Daniélou studied [[singing]] under the famous [[Charles Panzéra]], as well as [[Dance|classical dancing]] with [[Nicholas Legat]] (teacher of [[Vaslav Nijinsky]]), and composition with [[Max d'Ollone]]. Subsequently, he performed professionally on stage with dancers like [[:ro:Floria Capsali|Floria Capsali]] and Marjorie Daw.<ref name=independent/> Growing up he rebelled against his mother's deep devotion to her faith, but his father remained a positive influence, which helped in developing his musical talent and in coping with his [[homosexuality]].<ref name="Boysson 2008"/> He studied [[piano]] and singing, learning the songs of Duparc and Chausson and the Lieder of Schumann and Schubert. He started writing poems, as acquired proficiency in English and other [[European languages]].<ref name=independent/>

==Career==

===India: 1932–1960===
He and his partner, the Swiss photographer [[Raymond Burnier]],<ref name="LePoint"/> first went to India as part of an adventure trip, and they were fascinated with the art and culture of the nation. Daniélou and Burnier were among the first Westerners to visit India's famed [[Khajuraho Group of Monuments|erotic temples]] in the village of [[Khajuraho]] and Burnier's stunning photographs of the ancient temple complex launched the site internationally. The photographs were featured in an exhibition at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art|New York's Metropolitan Museum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/pubs/bulletins/1/pdf/3257462.pdf.bannered.pdf |title=Medieval Indian Sculpture |access-date=2013-10-31}}</ref>

In 1932, during his first trip to India, he met one of the great influences poet [[Rabindranath Tagore]].<ref name=independent/> His close association with Tagore lead him to become the director of Tagore's school of music at [[Shantiniketan]] (Visva-Bharati University).<ref name=hindu/> Subsequently, in 1935, he joined the [[Banaras Hindu University]], where he studied [[Hindu music]], [[Sanskrit|Sanskrit language]] and [[Sanskrit literature|literature]], [[Hindu philosophy]], and [[Hinduism|Hindu religion]] for the next 15 years. In 1949, he was appointed as a research professor at the University, a post he held until 1953; he also remained the director of the College of Indian Music. In Bénarès (now [[Varanasi]]), he lived in a mansion on the banks of the [[Ganges]], named ''Rewa Kothi''. During these years, he studied [[Indian classical music]] in Bénarès with Shivendranath Basu and played the [[veena]], a classical Indian instrument which he started playing professionally. He also studied [[Hindi]] and [[Sanskrit]] languages, as well as [[Indian philosophy]].

His interest in the symbolism of [[Hindu architecture]] and sculpture lead him to long trips with Burnier to [[Khajuraho]], [[Bhubaneswar]], and [[Konark Sun Temple|Konarak]], sites in [[central India]] and [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=hindu>{{cite web | title = Visual flashback| url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/19/stories/2004071901220300.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040909022138/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/19/stories/2004071901220300.htm| url-status = dead| archive-date = September 9, 2004|date= July 19, 2004| work = [[The Hindu]]| access-date = 2014-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Snapshots of Indian culture|publisher=The Telegraph| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090319/jsp/calcutta/story_10684180.jsp |date=March 19, 2009|access-date = 2014-04-07 }}</ref> He also translated some works of [[Swami Karpatri]], the ''[[Samnyasa|samnyasin]]'' by whom he was initiated into [[Shaivism]] under the Hindu name ''Shiva Sharan'' ("Protected by Shiva").<ref name=independent/><ref>Rama, Swami (1999) Himalayan Institute, ''Living With the Himalayan Masters'', page 247.</ref> In 1942, he published his translation of the [[Tirukkural]], a Tamil moral literature.<ref>{{cite book | last = Sanjeevi | first = N. | title = ''Bibliography on Tirukkural''. ''In'' First All India Tirukkural Seminar Papers | publisher = University of Madras | date = 1973 | location = Chennai | pages = 146 }}</ref>

In 1953, he joined the [[Adyar Library|Adyar Library and Research Centre]] at the [[Theosophical Society Adyar]] near Madras (now [[Chennai]]), where he was the director of a centre of research into [[Sanskrit literature]] until 1956. In 1959, he became a member of [[French Institute of Pondicherry]], which works in the field of [[Indology]].<ref name=independent/>

===Europe: 1960 onwards===
Upon his return to Europe in 1960, he was appointed an adviser to the [[UNESCO]]'s [[International Music Council]], which led to a number of recordings of traditional music such as ''[[Unesco Collection: A Musical Anthology of the Orient]]'', ''[[Musical Atlas]]'', ''[[Musical Sources]]'', and ''[[Anthology of Indian Classical Music - A Tribute to Alain Daniélou]]''. In 1963, he became the founder and director of the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation (IICMSD) in [[West Berlin]], where he remained till 1977; he was also the director of the Istituto Internazionale di Musica Comparata (IISMC) in [[Venice]] from 1969 to 1979.<ref name=independent/>

He worked on [[Indian classical music]]. But his more important contribution to [[Indology]] is his writings on the ancient wisdom of the [[Vedas]], [[Hindu philosophy]], and [[Shaivism]].{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

He is the author of over thirty books on Indian music and culture. He received several awards for his work on music. He was also a photographer and artist.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

==Awards and recognition==
He was an Officer of the [[Légion d'Honneur]], an Officer of the [[Ordre National du Mérite]], and [[Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Commander of Arts and Letters]]. He was the director of the [[UNESCO Collection]] series, a series of recordings of traditional [[world music]]. In 1981, he received the UNESCO/CIM prize for music, and, in 1987 the Kathmandu Medal from [[UNESCO]].

==Legacy==
In 2004, to mark his tenth death anniversary a photo exhibition, "India through the eyes of Alain Danielou (1935-1955)" was hosted at the [[Alliance Française]], Hyderabad.<ref name=hindu/>

== Works ==
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=6pRe5Ta1W1YC While the Gods play, Shaiva Oracles and Predictions on the Cycles of History and Destiny of Mankind]'' ({{lang-fr|La Fantaisie des Dieux et L'Aventure Humaine}}, 1985)
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=QDQK7l13WIIC Gods of Love and Ecstasy, The Tradition of Shiva & Dionysus, Omnipresent Gods of Transcendence]''
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=09qUXlCkyVIC The Hindu Temple; Deification of Eroticism]''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books/about/Music_and_the_Power_of_Sound.html?id=J61zQgAACAAJ Music and the Power of Sound]''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=xlwoDwAAQBAJ A Brief History of India]''published by [[Inner Traditions]]
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=vvhKXwAACAAJ The complete Kâma Sûtra]'' The first unabridged translation.
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=IMSngEmfdS0C Virtue, success, pleasure & liberation: the four aims of life in the tradition of ancient India]''
* ''Ragas of North Indian Classical Music''
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=GCOewSVrf2sC The Way to the Labyrinth: An Autobiography]'' published by [[New Directions Publishing|New Directions]].
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=1HMXN9h6WX0C The Myths and Gods of India, Hindu Polytheism]''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=NeHwPQAACAAJ Yoga: the Method of Reintegration]''
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=n7XOnIkBQ0QC Yoga, Mastering the Secrets of Matter and the Universe]''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=6p8dAQAAIAAJ Fools of God]''
* ''Song-poems - Rabindranath Tagore, Texts in English, French and Bengali & Melodies''
* ''The Congress of the World With miniatures of tantric cosmology''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=Ez8YAQAAIAAJ Sacred Music, its Origins, Powers and Future, Traditional Music in Today's World]''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=aTguAAAAMAAJ The Situation Of Music And Musicians In The Countries Of The Orient]''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=4OBguwEACAAJ Introduction to The Study of Musical Scales]''
* ''Northern Indian Music: Vol. One, Theory, History and Technique''
* ''Northern Indian Music: Vol. Two, The Main Ragas''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=mFwoDwAAQBAJ The Phallus, Sacred Symbol of Male Creative Power]''
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ua6yuxBPQdQC India, a civilization of differences: the ancient tradition of universal tolerance]''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=VlwoDwAAQBAJ Shiva And The Primordial Tradition: From the Tantras to the Science of Dreams]''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=wl7T45yhh1sC Manimekhalaï, The Dancer With The Magic Bowl]'' Translation by Alain Daniélou
* ''Shilappadikâram, The Ankle Bracelet''
* ''[https://books.google.fr/books?id=Ez8YAQAAIAAJ Sacred Music, Its Origins, Powers And Future]''
* ''A Descriptive Catalogue Of Sanskrit Manuscripts in Alain Daniélou’s Collection at the Giorgio Cini Foundation''

== Discography ==
* ''[[Unesco Collection: A Musical Anthology of the Orient]]''
* ''[[Anthology of Indian Classical Music - A Tribute to Alain Daniélou]]''
* ''Musiciens et Danseurs de la caste des Ahirs'' (1951)
* ''Religious Music of India (1952)''
* ''[[Musical Atlas]]''
* ''[[Musical Sources]] (Philips, Holland)''
* ''Anthology of North Indian Classical Music - (Bärenreiter-Musicaphon, Kassel)''

== See also ==
{{Portal|India|France|Tamils|Literature|Poetry}}
* [[Tirukkural translations]]
* [[Tirukkural translations into French]]
* [[List of translators]]
*[[Francois Gautier]]
*[[Michel Danino]]
*[[Jean Filliozat]]
*[[Louis Renou]]
*[[Matriarchy]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Wikiquote}}
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=GCOewSVrf2sC The Way to the Labyrinth: An Autobiography by Alain Danielou]''
* [https://www.alaindanielou.org/ Official web site of Alain Danielou (English)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060326200043/http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1995/10/1995-10-05.shtml Article on Daniélou]
* Exhibition catalogue of Khajuraho photographs, Metropolitan Museaum of Art [http://www.metmuseum.org/pubs/bulletins/1/pdf/3257462.pdf.bannered.pdf]
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