Nandan Mishra and Dr. Lambodar Mishra. He has learnt the Preliminary hymns of the Śākala śākhā of the Ṛgveda under the apprenticeship of Shri R. Ramesh Bhatt, and the Śaunaka śākhā of the first canto of Atharvaveda from Shri Atmaram Pondel, during the period 1997- 1999. Dr. Pathak hails from the lineage of the Mādhyandinīya tradition of the Śukla Yajurveda, hence, has received its knowledge and instructions from the eminent Vedic Scholar, Acharya Shri Rameshwar Dayal Sharma (1999-2004) and did ācārya in Śukla Yajurveda (with 89.75%) from Maharshi Panini Sanskrit Evam Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, Ujjain MP (2019-2021).
Dr. Pathak, following his intrinsic interest in Music, received its initial training from his father Shri Narayan Pathak in the Rasiya folk tradition which belongs to the Braj region, the land of Lord Krishna. Thereafter, he was trained in Indian Classical music by Smt. Rita Bokil, Padmashree Pandit Madhup Mudgal and Shri Rajendra Sharma at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi, which is one of the foremost schools of Indian Music. He has also received training on the percussion instrument, Tabla, from Ustad Abdullah Khan and Shri Tansen Srivastava (2000-2005). Owing to his interest in Music and other classical art forms, Dr. Pathak, also received preliminary training of Kathak from the renowned Kathak Dancer Smt. Monisha Nayak (2011-2013). Dr. Pathak has been awarded various certifications in different musical disciplines. These are -
Sangeet Shiromani (Hindustani Classical Vocal) Delhi university, Delhi, in the year 2013.
Senior Diploma (Light Music Vocal) prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad, UP , year 2015.
Junior Diploma (Harmonium) Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad, UP, year 2016.
Junior Diploma (Tabla) Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad, UP, year 2016.
Junior Diploma (Kathak) Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad, UP, year 2018.
Junior Diploma (Pakhawaj) Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad, UP, year 2019
Dr. Pathak has a keen interest in unfathomed areas of Sanskrit and Music, that are often not compiled in the University syllabi. He has conducted a special study of some of these texts, which he has learnt through Guru Shishya Parampara or self cultivation.
Dr. Pathak is an indomitable talent, in the field of Sanskrit Poetry. Two of his poetry texts named Ādyonmeṣaḥ (2016) and śrīmadūdhamasiṁhacaritam (2019) have been published from Devavani Parishad, Delhi. In addition, He has also edited four sections śrīhīrakaprābhṛtam and five sections of Nārāyaṇa-racanāvalī. More than 30 of his research papers and articles have been published in various journals. His articles on ‘Vedādhyayana ke vibhinna pāṭha-prakāra’, a comprehensive study on the various traditions of Vedic Studies and ‘Sāmaveda-śikṣaṇa meṁ kūṭākṣara’, a decoding text of the code letters used in Sāmaveda learning, are some his most notable entries in the ‘Mind, Morality and Motives : Learnings from Indian Traditions’ a Responsive Research Project undertaken by the Indian Council for Social Sciences Research under the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Dr. Pathak has presented papers at various international and national research seminars on various subjects related to the Vedas and Indian Classical Music.
Dr. Pathak has been invited as a speaker by various universities and institutions for lectures and demonstrations on Vedas, Music, Drama and Poetry. He has also had the opportunity of preparing the syllabus and text for the subject, ‘Sanskrit Meters and Music’ for the Under Graduate Course (CBCS) of the Delhi University and was invited as an examiner of Sāmaveda by the Maharishi Sandipani Rashtriya Ved Vidya Pratishthan, Ujjain.
Dr. Pathak has been invited to various forums for Sāmagāna to present the Sāmavedic Chants, of which the most notable ones are Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India Habitat Centre, Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan etc.
Dr. Pathak has composed various original compositions in Sanskrit, Hindi and Brajbhasha for various Indian classical dance forms. Some of these are - Svadeśaṁ bhajāmaḥ - Vocal for local (Smt. Vani Madhav, Odissi : Nritya Dhara, Gurugram), Prārthanā (Shri Sanjib Bhattacharya, Manipuri : Hritaal Dance Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal), Candrapraveśam (Payal Ramchandani, Kuchipudi : Bloomsbury Festival, London, UK), Ritusatram, (Smt. Nandini Mandal, Bharatnatyam : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US),
Dr. Pathak has been invited to various national forums for Sanskrit poetry recitation. Some them are - Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Delhi, Uttarakhand Sanskrit Academy, Uttarakhand and AIR, Prasar Bharti Delhi etc.
Dr. Pathak has independently and with Shri K. S. Rajendran, the former theatrical director, of National School of Drama, Delhi, directed and counselled music and expressions for various Hindi and Sanskrit plays. Some of them are - Dūtaghaṭotkacam (Shri Ram Centre, Delhi), Abhijñanaśakuntalā (Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi), Priyadarśikā (National School of Drama, Delhi). Agni aur barkha, (Shri Ram Centre, Delhi), etc.
Dr. Pathak has been teaching in various colleges of the University of Delhi since 2012 viz. :
Shyama Prasad Mukherji College For Women 29.07.2015 to till date.
St. Stephen’s College 20.03.2014-22.05.2015
Hindu College 07.02.2014-28.02.2014
Indraprastha College For Women 23.07.2012 – 14.12.2013
He has been working as casual News Editor and Anchor at DDNews, Delhi since 2012.
Dr. Pathak has offered honorary academic and cultural services to various institutions. These are -
General Secretary, Devavani Parishad, Delhi.
Secretary, Bhartiya Sanskrit PatraKar Sangh, Delhi
Secretary, Sangeet Sarita (Affiliated to the Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai) Delhi
Member of Governing Body, Agrima Society of Arts, Delhi.
