Jaideva Singh (19 September 1893 ^{[nb 1]} in Shoratgarh, Uttar Pradesh^[2] – 27 May 1986 in ^[3] Banaras) was an Indian musicologist and philosopher. He played a key role in the development of All India Radio where he was chief producer.^[4][5] He was influenced by the Indian musicologist Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande.^[6]

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Jaideva Singh

Born: 19 September 1893, Shoharatgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Died:27 May 1986(aged 92), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Singh was a scholar in the Kashmir Saivism school of Indian philosophy,^[7][8] a subject he studied for many years with Swami Lakshman Joo in Kashmir. He prepared and published first-ever English and Hindi translations of a number of Shaivite scriptures.^[9] Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1973. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 for his contribution to music.

Selected works 

• Introduction to Madhyamaka Philosophy, Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1968.
• Pratyabhijnahrdayam: The Secret of Self-Recognition, by Kṣemarāja, translation, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1977.
• Vijnanabhairava or Divine Consciousness: A Treasury of 112 Types of Yoga, translation, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1979.
• Siva Sutras: The Yoga of Supreme Identity, by Vasugupta, translation, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1979.
• Spanda-Karikas: The Divine Creative Pulsation, by Vasugupta, translation, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1980.
• Para-trisika-Vivarana by Abhinavagupta: The Secret of Tantric Mysticism, by Abhinavagupta, translation, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1988.