Alain Daniélou, born at Neuilly-sur-Seine (Paris) October, 4th 1907, died 1994 in Switzerland, was a French historian and Indologist. He is the author of over 30 books on Indian music and culture. He received several awards for his work on music. He was also a photographer and painter. He studied Indian classical music in Benares with Shivendranath Basu and played the Veena. He also translated some works of Swami Karpatri. He is best remembered for his important work on classical Indian music. Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine département in France. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Indologist is a derivative of the word indology, which refers to study of India, particulary ancient India. ... Benares (also known as Banaras, Kashi, Kasi and Varanasi (वाराणसी)) is a Hindu holy city on the banks of the river Ganga or Ganges in the modern north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Woman playing the vina, by Raja Ravi Varma Veena (also spelled vina) is a stringed instrument used in Carnatic music. ... Indian music is: The music of India or Native American music This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
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