# Nityanand Haldipur

Nityanand Haldipur (born 7 May 1948) is a performer and teacher of the Indian bamboo flute, known in India as the bansuri. He is a purist in the true Maihar Gharana tradition and learned from Ma Annapurna Devi, in Mumbai, India. He has been rated as a "Top Grade" artist by the All India Radio and was awarded the prestigious Sangeet Natak Academi award in 2010.

## Musical profile
### Student life

Nityanand was born in Mumbai into a musical family and showed indications of prodigious abilities at a very young age. His father, Niranjan Haldipur, a senior disciple of Pannalal Ghosh, initiated him into the art of flute-playing. Over the next two decades, Nityanand's training continued under the late Chidanand Nagarkar, and Devendra Murdeshwar. Since 1986, Nityanand has been learning from Padma Bhushan Srimati Annapurna Devi, doyenne of the Maihar gharana.

## Musical oeuvre
### Performer

He has performed at various musical events worldwide:
* India – New Delhi – South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation(SAARC) summit, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Allahabad, Alwar, Amravati, Aurangabad, Bangalore.

### Composer

Haldipur has composed music for several radio shows and for wellness programs like spiritual healing therapy, stress management and art of relaxation. He has collaborated with musicians of different genres like Robert Giannetti.

## Awards

Haldipur has received the following awards:
SaMaPa award - SaMaPa is a cultural movement, which has translated from a deep-rooted vision of the Founding Chairman, the Great Music Legend Pandit Bhajan Sopori ji, in creating a unique, unbiased and empowering national level platform for presentation, propagation, and teaching of traditional music and performing arts for the artists and the young talents. SaMaPa is acclaimed as the Cultural Bridge of Jammu & Kashmir with the rest of the country and to have created a new generation of music connoisseurs.
‘Vitasta’, the ancient name of River Jhelum of Kashmir, symbolizes the cultural ethos of Kashmir. ‘SaMaPa Vitasta Award’, a National level honour pertaining to Jammu & Kashmir, has been instituted to honour the senior and legendary musicians of India who contribute significantly in propagating and preserving the cultural heritage of our country. It has been a symbol of love, harmony, art and culture and Shaivite-Sufi tradition of Kashmir. Just as the river, which is ever flowing and is a symbol of life and creativity, 'SaMaPa Vitasta Samman' symbolizes the same qualities in the cultural life of the country.
* https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/winners-of-2024-samapa-awards-announced-101731588406353.html
* https://www.ptinews.com/story/entertainment/Winners-of-2024-SaMaPa-awards-announced/1983407
* https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/pt-abhay-sopori-announces-samapa-awards-2024/
T. Chowdayya Rashtriya Prashasti - 2022-2023. Awarded on 31st January, 2024 by the Government of Karnataka
Dr. Mallikarjun Mansur award by the State Government of Karnataka – 2022
Tansen Sanman award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh – 2021
* Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2010).
Swarasadhan Samiti conferred: – Swara Sadhna Ratna
Sahara International: – Lifetime achievement award
Sanskritik Foundation New Delhi conferred Fellowship
Odisa Akademy of Tribal Culture Research & Arts: – Bharat Gaurav.
Amulya Jyoti Foundation: – Venu Ratna.
Salt Lake Kolkata: – Jadubhatt Award.