Prahlad Singh Tipaniya | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Prahladji, Tipaniya Ji |
| Genres | folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, politician, social worker |
| Years active | 1978[1] – present |
| Website | http://www.kabirproject.org |
Prahlad Singh Tipaniya is an Indianfolk singer who performsKabirbhajans in theMalwi folk style fromMadhya Pradesh.[2][3] He performs along with a group oftambura,khartal,manjira,dholak,harmonium,timki, and violin players.
Prahlad Tipaniya was born in a Malwi Balai caste family on 7 September 1954 in Luniakhedi,Tarana,Malwa, Madhya Pradesh.[4][5]
Prahlad Singh Tipaniya has visited UK, the United States & Pakistan as well as in India in different 'Yatras' named as "Amerika Me Kabir Yatra" and "Had-Anhad" and his music has been played onAll India Radio stations inIndore,Bhopal,Jabalpur,Patna,Lucknow andKanpur and also featured onDoordarshan. Tipanya has received several awards including Shikhar Samman (2005) by Madhya Pradesh Government,Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2007 and thePadma Shri in 2011.[6][7]
He also performed at the annual Sufi music festival,Ruhaniyat and also countless Kabir festivals. He also runs a program named "Sadguru Kabir Shodh Sansthan".
He is BSc graduate and teacher of mathematics and science in Government School.[8] He has done BA in 1980 & MA (History) from Government Mahavidyalaya Dewas Vikram University Ujjain in 1984.[9][10]
Tipanya has been also part of 3 documentary films made by Shabnam Virmani an Indian documentary film maker under a project called "Ajab Sahar- The Kabir Project".
He joined the Indian National Congress[11] and contesting a member of parliament [Lok Shaba] election in 2019 from Dewas-Shajapur parliamentary constituency in Madhya Pradesh.[12][13][14]
