Prakash Chand Surana

Prakash Chand Surana
Born1939
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Occupation(s)Surana Jewellers [1]
Business person
Music connoisseur
Known forHindustani music
Kundan meenakari jewelry
SpouseShobha Devi
ChildrenTwo daughters, Two sons
AwardsPadma Shri
Sawai Bhawani Singh Award
Dagar Gharana Award
Websitehttps://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

  1. ^ "Jaipur loses connoisseur of Hindustani classical music". Times of India. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Padma Shri Award for Gulabo Sapera, Rakash Cand Surana from Rajasthan". Rajasthan GK Net. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Philanthropy". Jaipur Gems. 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b D.K. Taknet; IntegralDMS (22 July 2016). The Marwari Heritage. IntegralDMS. pp. 368–. ISBN 978-1-942322-06-1.
  5. ^ "Remembering Prakash Chand Surana". Medium. 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Rajasthan mourns the death of Prakash Chand Surana". TV News. ETV Network. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  8. ^ "A Tribute to Padmasree Prakash Chand Surana Ji". Printerest. 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh Award". Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh Museum. 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.


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