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{{Short description|Jharkhand Cultural Artist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| image = File:Shri Mukund Nayak, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2017 (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Mukund Nayak at a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan at New Delhi in 2017
| birth_name = Mukund Nayak
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|10|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bokba, [[Simdega district|Simdega]], [[Bihar]] (now [[Jharkhand]]), India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc]], Jamshedpur
| occupation = {{hlist|Industrial Chemist (till 1979)|Folk Singer| Songwriter| Dancer|Actor}}
| years_active = 1974–present
| known for = [[Nagpuri culture#Folk music and dance|Nagpuri folk music]]
| spouse = Smt. Dropadi Devi.
| parents =
| children = {{unbulleted list|[[Nandlal Nayak]]|Praduman Nayak|Chandrakanta Nayak|Suryakanta Nayak}}
| relatives =
| awards = {{plainlist|
*[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2019)
*[[Padma Shri]] (2017)
}}
}}

'''Mukund Nayak''' (born 15 October 1949), is an Indian artist. He is a folk singer, songwriter and dancer. Nayak is an exponent of Nagpuri folk dance [[Jhumair|Jhumar]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=http://democraticworld.in/component/k2/item/603-out-of-the-dark |title=Out of the Dark |last=Dashboard |website=democraticworld |date=7 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="syr.edu">{{cite web |url=http://thecollege.syr.edu/news/2017/carol_babiracki_research.html |title=Song of India |website=thecollege.syr.edu |date=25 August 2017}}</ref> He is recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/padma-shri-duo-take-a-bow/cid/1337703 |title=Padma Shri duo, take a bow |website=telegraphindia |date=26 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/balbir-dutt-mukund-nayak-bag-padma-shri.html |title=Balbir Dutt, Mukund Nayak bag Padma Shri |first=The |last=Pioneer |date=26 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday.in">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what-s-hot/story/sangeet-natak-akademi-awards-president-ram-nath-kovind-honours-42-artistes-1449578-2019-02-06 |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards: President Ram Nath Kovind Honours 42 Artistes |website=indiatoday |date=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/india/sangeet-natak-akademi-awards-president-kovind-honours-the-achievers-2027063.html |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards: President Kovind Honours the Achievers |website=new18 |date=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/padmashree-mukund-nayak-gets-sangeet-natak-academy-award/articleshow/67875034.cms |title=Padmashree Mukund Nayak gets Sangeet Natak Academy award |website=timesofindia |date=7 February 2019 |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref>

== Early life and family==
He was born in Bokba village of [[Simdega district]], [[Bihar]] (now [[Jharkhand]]) in 1949. He belongs to a family of a [[Ghasi]] community, who are traditionally musicians.<ref name="lenseye.co"/><ref name="syr.edu"/> He completed B.SC from [[Jamshedpur]].<ref name="Prabhat Prakashan 2022">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9S1pEAAAQBAJ&pg=SA2-PA1|title=JHARKHAND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2021|author= Manish Ranjan|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|date=2022|isbn=9789354883002}}</ref> He married Dropadi Devi. He has five children including Nandlal, Praduman and twin Chandrakanta and Suryakanta.<ref name="CM Babiracki"/>

==Career==
With aim to preserve traditional folk arts, Mukund Nayak had started performing songs in public places with other cultural activist like Bharat Nayak, Bhavya Nayak, [[Praful Kumar Rai]], [[Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo]] and Kshitij Kumar. In 1974, he joined ''[[All India Radio|Akashvani]]'' as performer. His first performance at larger audience was at Jaganathpur Mela in [[Ranchi]]. In 1979, he left the job of an industrial chemist and joined the Song and Drama Division of Bihar Government. It gave him the opportunities to work in radio and television. With government patronage, he traveled abroad to perform in [[Hong Kong]], [[Taiwan]], [[Philippines]] and [[United States]].<ref name="CM Babiracki">{{Cite web|url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MC/article/download/26077/30298|title=Two Generations in the Fault Lines of India ' s Musical Modernities|author= CM Babiracki|year=2017|pages=26–35|access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref> In 1980, when regional and tribal language department formed in [[Ranchi University]], he became associated with the University. In 1981, he came in contact with Dr Carol Merry Baby researcher on [[Karam (festival)|Karam]] music of South Bihar and got a chance to work with her. In 1988, his troupe performed at the third "Hong Kong International Dance festival" of The Hong Kong Institute for the Promotion of Chinese Culture. In 1985, he established an organisation "Kunjban" to promote Nagpuri culture. Kunjban promotes Nagpuri culture, especially [[Nagpuri culture#Folk music and dance|Nagpuri]] [[Jhumair|Jhumar]].<ref name="auto1"/> He also worked in many nagpuri films. His first nagpuri film was ''Sona Kar Nagpur'' produced and directed by Dhananjay Nath Tiwary produced in 1992 and released in 1994.<ref name="CM Babiracki"/>

=== Filmography ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | Film
!scope="col" | Actor
!scope="col" | Music composer
!scope="col" | Singer
!scope="col" | Language
!scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 1992
|''Sona Kar Nagpur''
| Yes
|
|
| [[Sadri language|Nagpuri]]
| ''Sona Kar Nagpur'' is first [[Nagpuri cinema|nagpuri film]].<ref name="jharkhand1">{{cite web |url=http://forum.jharkhand.org.in/2009/02/jharkhand-film-industry-daastan-e.html?m=0 |title=Jharkhand.org.in | The public website of Jharkhand State |publisher=Forum.jharkhand.org.in |access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
|''Baha''
|
| Yes
|
| Nagpuri
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://shriprakash.com/baha-nagpuri-feature-film/ |title=Baha – Nagpuri Feature Film |website=shriprakash.com}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Phulmania]]''
|
|
|Yes
|Nagpuri
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/nagpuri-flick-makes-it-big-at-cannes.html |title=Nagpuri flick makes it big at Cannes |website=dailypioneer |date=6 July 2019 |access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''Karma Dharma''
|Yes
|
|
|Nagpuri
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://crazybollywood.com/nagpuri-film-karma-dharma-released-conspiracy-to-flop-digitally-latest-bihar-news-current-news-of-bihar-cb-news/|title=Nagpuri film "Karma Dharma" released, conspiracy to flop digitally|publisher=crazybollywood|date=25 July 2022|access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and honors ==
[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Shri Mukund Nayak, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2017.jpg|thumb|Nayak receiving the Padma Shri Award at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in [[New Delhi]] on 30 March 2017]]
*[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], 2019<ref name="timesofindia"/>
*[[Padma Shri]], 2017<ref name="auto"/>
*Sanskritik Samman (2017) by Kala Sanskriti Vibhag.<ref name="timesofindia"/>
*Jharkhand Gaurav Sammaan by [[Prabhat Khabar]].
*Jharkhand Ratna Award by Lok Kala Samiti & [[Dainik Jagran]].<ref name="lenseye.co">{{cite web |url=http://www.lenseye.co/mukund-nayak-ranchi/ |title=Mukund Nayak - Ranchi. - Lens Eye, Neither tomorrow nor today, it's now |date=20 May 2012}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
{{Commons}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Ranchi]]
[[Category:People from Simdega district]]
[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]
[[Category:Indian male folk singers]]
[[Category:Indian male dancers]]
[[Category:Indian male singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:Indian singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:Nagpuria people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]

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