Bharat Gupt

Bharat Gupt (born 28 November 1946 in Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian classicist, theatre theorist, sitar and surbahar player, musicologist, cultural analyst and newspaper columnist. He is also a retired Professor in English, who taught at the College of Vocational Studies of the University of Delhi.

In January 2025, Gupt was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.

In February 2023, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the President of India for his contribution to musicology. Provided by Wikipedia