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{{short description|Indian classical musician (born 1932)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Rajeev Taranath
| image = Pt. Rajeev Taranath.JPG
| caption = Rajeev at a concert in [[Bengaluru]]
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1932|10|17}}
|birth_place =[[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India
| death_date =
| origin =
| instrument = [[Sarod]]
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| years_active =
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Ali Akbar Khan]], [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Annapurna Devi]]
| website = [http://www.rajeevtaranath.com/ Official website]
}}
'''Rajeev Taranath''' (born 17 October 1932) is an Indian classical musician who plays the [[sarod]]. Taranath is a disciple of [[Ali Akbar Khan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rajeevtaranath.com/bio.htm|title=Biography|publisher=Rajeevtaranath.com|access-date=30 August 2009}}</ref>

==Career==
Rajeev Taranath was born in [[Bangalore]] on 17 October 1932. He received his initial training in vocal music from his father [[Pandit Taranath]]. He gave his first public vocal performance when he was nine years old. Rajeev was singing for the [[All India Radio]] before he was twenty.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.itcsra.org/aspfiles/personwindow.asp?personid=231|title=Biography ITC SRA|publisher=itcsra.org|access-date=30 August 2009}}</ref>

Although Rajeev held a PhD in literature, he decided to give up his career as a Professor and Head of English Literature at [[Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli]] (REC-T), which was later renamed as National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NIT-T), and then went to [[Calcutta]], where he began his musical training under the tutelage of [[Ali Akbar Khan]]. Rajeev continued to learn from his Guru till Khan's demise in 2009. He has also had guidance from [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Annapurna Devi]], [[Nikhil Banerjee]] and [[Aashish Khan]]. He has received some of India's highest national honors including the 2019 [[Padma Sri]] award and the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] in 1999-2000. He researched and published the Teaching Techniques of the Maihar-Allauddin Gharana, as a Ford Foundation scholar (1989 to 1992).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-17|title=Karnataka Current Affairs - KAS/KPSC Exams- 17th May 2019 {{!}} NammaKPSC|url=https://nammakpsc.com/wp/karnataka-current-affairs-kas-kpsc-exams-17th-may-2019/|access-date=2021-03-10|language=en-US}}</ref>

He is respected for his in-depth understanding as he unfolds the raga, the tonal quality and power of his strokes. His distinctive style shows technical excellence, imaginative power and emotional range. According to the New York Times, "RAJEEV TARANATH'S sarod improvisations Sunday at Soundscape mixed the spiritual and the spirited".
<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/14/arts/indian-music-spirited-sarod.html|title=INDIAN MUSIC: SPIRITED SAROD|publisher=nytimes.com|access-date=31 August 2009 | first=Edward | last=Rothstein | date=14 April 1982}}
</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.insideworldmusic.com/library/weekly/aa052501a.htm|title=Rajeev Taranath|publisher=insideworldmusic.com|access-date=31 August 2009}}
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Rajeev performs extensively in India and the world. He has toured Australia, Europe, Yemen, the United States, and Canada. He has composed the music for many internationally acclaimed Indian films including [[Samskara (film)|Samskara]], Kanchana Sita and [[Kadavu (film)|Kadavu]]. He has also served as the head of the Indian music program at the World Music Department of the [[California Institute of the Arts]] from 1995 to 2005.
He currently lives and teaches in [[Mysore]], Karnataka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/24/stories/2009072451150300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107104043/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/24/stories/2009072451150300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2012|title=Taranath foundation to be revived |access-date=31 August 2009|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 July 2009}}
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<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sudeepaudio.com/profiles.php?aid=264|title=About the Artiste|publisher=sudeepaudio.com|access-date=31 August 2009}}
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Rajeev Taranth taught English literature at the [[University of Aden]] in 1980s. He was the subject of a documentary made for the television in Aden entitled "Fannan Min-Al-Hind" (Artist from India).{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

== Discography ==
Taranath has several recordings published:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rajeevtaranath.com/recordings.htm|title=Rajeev Taranath – internationally acclaimed Sarod player, India – His Recordings|publisher=rajeevtaranath.com|access-date=31 August 2009}}
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* In concert: Raga Bageshri Kanada, Manj Khammaj and Bhairavi (IMPU 2020)
* Hamdard - Puriya Dhanshri, Chandrandan(Bihaan Records 2015)
* Prism - Gaur Sarang, Madhuvanti, Bhairavi(Bihaan Records 2014)
* Swar Kalyan (Navras Records 2011)
* Sandhya (Bihaan Records2011)
*Manan "Meditation": Ragas Bihag and Bhairavi (Navras Records 2008)
*Harmony: Sindhu Bhairavi Raagmala (2007)
*Raga Kafi: Some Facets (2007)
*Rasarang (2004)
*Reflections Around Noon : Ragas Todi and Kafi (2003)
*The Call of Love, The Art of Persian and Indian Improvisations (2002)
*Daybreak and a Candle End (2002)
*Indian Classical Music (2001)
*Rag Nat Bhairo, Rag Kaushi Bhairavi, Bhairavi (1995) [http://www.khazana.com/et/products/product.asp?dept=Music&adv=1&sku=INMU732&Country=India&Department=&new_target=%2Fet%2Fsearch%2Fadvs_results_float.asp&strFindSpec1=&strFindSpec2=Rajeev+Taranath&strFindSpec3=&Next=0&mscsstcid=&mscssid=1TE4HA57UC2J9PP1PCSPTNRBN6J7DGUC]
*Over the Moon : Raga Chandranandan (1993)
*Raga Ahir Bhairav/Raga Charukeshi (1991)
*The Magnificence of Yaman Kalyan (1987)
*In the Master's Tradition : Rag Basant Mukhari, Rag Kirwani (1987)
*Rag Kafi
*Rag Komal Durga
*Rag Puriya Dhanashri

== Awards and recognitions ==
* Padma Sri, 2019
* Kannada University 'Nadoja' Award, 2018
* Sangeet Vidhwan Award,2018
*The [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Award, 1999–2000
*Sangeetha Rathna Mysore T. Chowdiah Memorial Award 1998 (Government of Karnataka, India)
*Sangeet Nritya Akademi Award, 1993
*Karnataka Rajya Prashasti, 1996
*Kempe Gowda Award, 2006
*Sangeet Kalaratna from the Gayana Samaja
*Jyothi Subramanya Award
*Brahmaramba N Nagaraja Rao Gold Medal
*V T Srinivasan Memorial Award

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

*{{cite web|url=http://www.rajeevtaranath.com/|title=Rajeev Taranath|publisher=Official website}}
*[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/true-to-a-lineage/article4366970.ece - True to A Lineage - Friday Review of The Hindu 2013]
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p215109|label=Rajeev Taranath}}
*{{IMDb name|0850202|Rajeev Taranath}}
*[https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/14/arts/indian-music-spirited-sarod.html New York Times Review]
*[https://indiacurrents.com/sarod-maestro-rajeev-taranath-interview/ Interview in India Currents Magazine 2018]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100729194350/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/01/20/stories/2006012002600500.htm Concert Review in The Hindu newspaper 2006]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071126211830/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/08/10/stories/2007081050260300.htm Article in The Hindu 2007]
*[http://www.kavitachhibber.com/main/main.jsp?id=rajeev_taranath Interview by Kavita Chhibber]
*[http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2005/07/29/stories/2005072902600500.htm Concert Review, India 2006]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011233812/http://hindu.com/fr/2007/10/05/stories/2007100551160100.htm Article in The Hindu 2007]
*[http://articles.latimes.com/1998/mar/17/entertainment/ca-29586 Concert review Los Angeles Times]
*[http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Sep272005/spectrum1427152005926.asp Interview in Deccan Herald Newspaper 2005]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071013154558/http://hindu.com/2007/10/08/stories/2007100851340200.htm Article – Celebrating Taranath's Birthday]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article1587763.ece Article in The Hindu – Strings of Success 2011]
*[http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/starofmysore/ssings009.htm Article in the Star of Mysore newspaper 2010]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426184103/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-12/mysore/28373838_1_doctorate-cricket-icon-sachin-tendulkar Press release on University of Mysore Honorary Doctorate 2010]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article554323.ece Article – Book on Rajeev Taranath's life on bestseller list]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100909083416/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090450950200.htm Article – Concert in Shimoga 2010]

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