Prakash Chand Surana | |
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Born | 1939 |
Occupation(s) |
Jeweler Business person Music connoisseur |
Known for |
Hindustani music Kundan meenakari jewelry |
Spouse | Shobha Devi |
Children | Two daughters, Two sons |
Awards |
Padma Shri Sawai Bhawani Singh Award Dagar Gharana Award |
Website | https://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]
Prakash Chand Surana | |
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Born | 1939 |
Occupation(s) |
Jeweler Business person Music connoisseur |
Known for |
Hindustani music Kundan meenakari jewelry |
Spouse | Shobha Devi |
Children | Two daughters, Two sons |
Awards |
Padma Shri Sawai Bhawani Singh Award Dagar Gharana Award |
Website | https://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]