For the Kushan king, see Vasudeva I. For the book by Narendra Kohli, see Vasudeva (book).

Not to be confused with Vāsudeva, a name of Krishna.

Krishna being carried over river Yamuna by Vasudeva just after his birth on Janmashtami

Krishna and Balarama meet their parents. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma

In Hindu itihasa , Vasudeva (Devanagari वसुदेव, IAST Vasudeva) is the father of Krishna, the son of Shoorsen, of the Yadu and Vrishni dynasties. His sister Kunti was married to Pandu. He was a partial incarnation of Rishi Kashyap. The patronymic Vāsudeva (with long ā) is a popular name of Krishna. According to the Harivansa Purana, Vasudeva and Nanda were brothers.^[1]

Related to this name is an early religion, sometimes called Bhagavatism^[2] that was largely formed by the 4th century BC where Vasudeva was worshiped as the supreme Deity in a strongly monotheistic format, where the Supreme Being was perfect, eternal and full of grace.^[2]

The name forms part of a famous mantra also known as a "twelve syllable mantra", which believed to be the earliest mantra from pre-reformation times, pre-dating sectarian divisions in Vaishnavism- (IAST oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya), it is translated as "Om, reverence to the Lord Vasudeva".^[2]

Vasudeva married Devaki, the sister of Kansa, and he was also the father of Krishna's sister Subhadra. He also took a second wife, Rohini, who bore his eldest son, Balarama.

Vasudeva and Devaki spent most of their early adult life behind bars in the deepest pits of darkness as ordered by Kansa. Vasudeva was known for his consistent approach to life and his virtue of being a truthful person, never uttering a lie during his lifetime. After Kansa was killed by Krishna, Vasudeva was installed as the Crown-Prince of Mathura under the reign of Devaki's uncle, King Ugrasena.

The name is from vásu "good" and deva "deity". The Vasus are a group of eight Vedic deities.

See also[link]

• Heliodorus pillar

Notes[link]

References[link]

• Hastings, James Rodney (2nd edition 1925-1940, reprint 1955, 2003) [1908-26]. Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, v.4: Behistun (continued) to Bunyan, p. 540.. John A Selbie, ed. Edinburgh: Kessinger Publishing, LLC. pp. 476. ISBN 0-7661-3673-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=Kaz58z--NtUC&pg=PA540&vq=Krishna&cad=1_1. 

Further reading[link]

RG Bhandarkar: "Vasudeva of Panini" 4.3.98. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1910.

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Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla, March 9, 2007
Background information
Birth name	Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla
Also known as	Moviola
Born	(1951-08-19) 19 August 1951 (age 60) El Palomar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres	Latin rock, Electrotango, movie soundtracks
Occupations	Musician, film composer, producer
Instruments	Guitar, charango, singing, piano, bass
Years active	1967–present
Associated acts	Bajofondo

Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, film composer and producer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score in two consecutive years, for Brokeback Mountain in 2005 and Babel in 2006.

Life and career[link]

Santaolalla was born in El Palomar, Argentina.^[1] His professional music career began in 1967, when he co-founded the group Arco Iris, an Argentine band that pioneered the fusion of rock and Latin American folk as part of 'rock nacional'. The band adopted the lifestyle of a yogic commune guided by former model Danais Wynnycka (known as Dana) and her partner, musician Ara Tokatlian. The band had a few hits, such as Mañanas Campestres ("Country Mornings"), and made inroads into different forms of expression (notably a ballet piece for Oscar Aráiz), but Santaolalla felt constricted by the strict requirements of Dana's teachings, which prohibited meat, alcohol and drugs. He left the group in 1975.

A year later, he assembled Soluna, in which he played alongside teenage pianist and singer Alejandro Lerner and his then-girlfriend Monica Campins. Together they recorded just one album (Energía Natural, 1977). Santaolalla left for Los Angeles, where he adopted a rock and roll sound and made the rounds with his band Wet Picnic, together with ex-Crucis member Anibal Kerpel. He briefly returned to Argentina in 1981, to produce Leon Gieco's Pensar en Nada and record his first solo album.

As a solo artist, he has recorded three albums. His first self-titled album, Santaolalla (1981), broke new ground by incorporating the "eighties" sound into rock in Argentina for the first time. He was joined by Lerner and the Willy Iturry-Alfredo Toth rhythm section, who were two-thirds of the band GIT. His second album, titled Gas, was released in 1995. His most recent solo album, titled Ronroco (1998), contained several tracks with the characteristic sound of the charango, a folk string instrument, that poured into what constituted his next significant endeavor: music for movies. Ronroco also contains his (nearly)-solo piece for charango Iguazu, which has been used in The Insider by Michael Mann, Collateral also by Michael Mann, Babel by Alejandro González Iñárritu, a 2007 Vodafone TV commercial, as well as the HBO TV series Deadwood. It also contains the track De Ushuaia a La Quiaca used by Walter Salles in his The Motorcycle Diaries.

Santaolalla aided the development of rock en español by acting as producer for Mexican acts ((Neón)), Maldita Vecindad, Fobia, Molotov, Café Tacuba, Julieta Venegas, the Colombian singer Juanes, Chilean rock trio Los Prisioneros, Argentine rock bands Divididos and Bersuit Vergarabat and León Gieco's "De Ushuaia a La Quiaca" (1 and 2), among many others.

Santaolalla transferred his efforts to film soundtracks in the late 1990s, producing albums for the films Amores Perros, 21 Grams and The Motorcycle Diaries. Currently based in California where he first moved in 1978, one of his more recent contributions has been to the instrumental music for the soundtrack to the 2005 Ang Lee film, Brokeback Mountain, from which "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" won the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Santaolalla has received a 2006 Academy Award for Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) for Brokeback Mountain. In 2007, he received his second Academy Award for the film score to Babel, beating out such composers as Thomas Newman, Alexandre Desplat, and Javier Navarrete. Gustavo dedicated the award to his father and to his country Argentina.

In addition to his film work, Santaolalla has acted as the producer of Gaby Kerpel's Carnabailito and co-produced the Kronos Quartet's Nuevo, an album which renders homage to the rich musical heritage of Mexico. He has also been part of the resurgent neo-tango movement, as prime mover behind the Bajofondo Tango Club collective. He is also mentioned as the co-producer of Calle 13's song "Tango del Pecado", from their upcoming album Residente o Visitante. In 2005 he received the Platinum Konex Award as best Argentine artistic producer of the 1995-2005 decade.

In 2008, Santaolalla composed the soundtrack for the Louis Vuitton film "Where will life take you?" directed by Bruno Aveillan, as part of the "Journeys" Campaign.

Recently, Santaolalla has recorded two songs on "All You Need Is Me", a single by British singer Morrissey. The tracks, "Children In Pieces" and "My Dearest Love" were recorded in Los Angeles with producer Jerry Finn.

Recently, he directed music for Aamir Khan's latest movie Dhobi Ghat, which was released on January 21, 2011.

Santaolalla has also collaborated with Argentine Composer Osvaldo Golijov on several projects commissioned by soprano Dawn Upshaw. These include the opera, Ainadamar, based on the murder of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, and Ayre, a collection of folk songs, in which Santaolalla plays with a group that calls itself The Andalucian Dogs.

Among his more recent projects he has scored the upcoming film On the Road, produced by Francis Ford Coppola and directed by Walter Salles. He has also confirmed his involvement on the survival horror video game The Last of Us, Santaolalla's first experience in the video game industry.

Santaolalla currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife for over twenty-three years Alejandra Palacios and children Luna (b. 1995) and Don Juan Nahuel (b. 1999). His eldest daughter Ana (b. 1980) is from his previous relationship with Monica Campins.

Filmography[link]

• She Dances Alone (1981)
• Amores perros (2000)
• The Insider (1999) - features his song, "Iguazu".
• 21 Grams (2003)
• Salinas grandes (2004) (TV)
• The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) (The Motorcycle Diaries (soundtrack))
• North Country (2005) (see also North Country (soundtrack))
• Yes (2005) - features his song, "Iguazu".
• Brokeback Mountain (2005) Academy Award for Original Music Score (see also Brokeback Mountain (soundtrack))
• Fast Food Nation (2006) - features his song "Iguazu".
• Babel (2006) Academy Award for Original Music Score (see also Babel (soundtrack))
• Into the Wild (2007) - features his song "Picking Berries".
• I Come With The Rain (2009)
• The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2009)
• Nanga Parbat (2010)
• Biutiful (2010)
• Dhobi Ghaat (2010)
• On the Road (2012)
• The Last of Us (2012/2013) - video game

Awards and nominations[link]

Awards[link]

• Academy Awards:
  • 2005: Best Original Score – Brokeback Mountain
  • 2006: Best Original Score – Babel

• BAFTA Awards:
  • 2004: Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – The Motorcycle Diaries
  • 2006: Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – Babel

• BMI:
  • On June 13, 2008, Gustavo Santaolalla was honored as a BMI Icon at the 15th annual BMI Latin Awards. The BMI Icon award is bestowed on creators who have had a “unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.”^[2]

• Golden Globe Awards:
  • 2005: Best Original Song – "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" from Brokeback Mountain

• Grammy Awards:
  • 2004: Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album – Cuatro Caminos (producer)
  • 2009: Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album: La Vida... Es un Ratico (producer)

• Latin Grammy Awards:
  • 2000: Best Rock Album – Revés/Yo Soy (producer)
  • 2001: Best Rock Solo Vocal Album – Fíjate Bien (producer)
  • 2003: Record of the Year – "Es Por Ti" (producer)
  • 2003: Album of the Year – Un Día Normal (producer)
  • 2003: Best Pop Instrumental Album – Bajofondo Tango Club (producer)
  • 2004: Best Alternative Music Album – Cuatro Caminos (producer)
  • 2005: Best Rock Solo Vocal Album – Mi Sangre (producer)
  • 2005: Producer of the Year
    • A Contraluz by La Vela Puerca
    • Bajofondo Tango Club Presenta A: Supervielle by Supervielle
    • Celador De Sueños by Orozco and Barrientos
    • Cristobal Repetto by Cristobal Repetto
    • Guau! by Arbol
    • Mi Sangre by Juanes
    • The Motorcycle Diaries: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    • 13 by Javier García
  • 2006: Best Tango Album – Café De Los Maestros (producer)
  • 2008: Record of the Year: "Me Enamora" (producer)
  • 2008: Album of the Year: La Vida... Es un Ratico (producer)
  • 2008: Best Male Pop Vocal Album: La Vida... Es un Ratico (producer)

Nominations[link]

• BAFTA Awards:
  • 2005: Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – Brokeback Mountain

• Golden Globe Awards:
  • 2005: Best Original Score – Brokeback Mountain
  • 2006: Best Original Score – Babel

• Grammy Awards:
  • 2007: Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – Brokeback Mountain: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (producer)
  • 2008: Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – Babel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (composer)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Gustavo Santaolalla at the Internet Movie Database
• Gustavo Santaolalla at exclaim
• Myspace Page
• Bio at www.zimbio.com
• Interviews at NPR
• Tangled up in Tango: Gustavo Santaolalla's Bajofondo

Vasudeva Nanayakkara
Cabinet Minister of National Languages and Social Integration
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Kiriella
In office 1970–1977
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Ratnapura District
In office 1989–2000
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Leader of the Opposition, Colombo Municipal Council
In office 2006–2010
Personal details
Born	(1939-01-03) January 3, 1939 (age 73)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Democratic Left Front
Other political affiliations	United People's Freedom Alliance
Spouse(s)	Wasanthi Nanayakkara
Relations	Hemakumara Nanayakkara
Children	Chiranjaya Nanayakkara, Sankajaya Nanayakkara, Tharushi Nanayakkara
Residence	49/1 Vinayalankara Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka.
Profession	Lawyer, trade unionist

Vasudeva Nanayakkara (born 3 January 1939) is a veteran left-wing Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and a former presidential candidate.

Politics[link]

Nanayakkara joined the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) as student in 1958. He was elected to parliament at the 1970 parliamentary election, representing Kiriella for the LSSP.^[1]

Nanayakkara later left the LSSP and in 1977 joined with other former members of the LSSP, including Vikramabahu Karunaratne, to form the Nava Sama Samaja Party (NSSP). He was the NSSP's candidate in Ehaliyagoda at 1977 parliamentary election but failed to get elected.^[2] He was the NSSP's candidate at the 1982 presidential election. He came fifth and last after receiving only 17,005 votes (0.26%).^[3]

The Sri Lankan government proscribed the NSSP, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CP) after the Black July anti-Tamil riots of 1983.^[4] Nanayakkara, Karunaratne, Rohana Wijeweera and other left-wing politicians went into hiding until 1985 when the proscription was lifted.^[4]

In 1987 the NSSP joined with the LSSP, CP and Sri Lanka People's Party to form the United Socialist Alliance (USA).^[5] Nanayakkara re-entered parliament after the 1989 parliamentary election, representing Ratnapura District for the USA.^[6]

Shortly before the 1994 parliamentary election Nanayakkara left the NSSP and rejoined the LSSP, one of the constituent parties of the People's Alliance (PA), an alliance of opposition parties. He was chosen as one of the PA's parliamentary candidates for Ratnapura District and duly elected.^[7] Later Nanayakkara became critical of President Kumaratunga's policies, such as privatisation and the handling of the civil war.^[8] He was suspended from the LSSP in April 1999.^[9][10] A few days later Nanayakkara crossed over to the opposition in parliament.^[11]

Nanayakkara then formed a new party called the Left & Democratic Alliance and stood as its candidate, against President Kumaratunga, at the 1999 presidential election. He came seventh after receiving 23,668 votes (0.28%).^[12]

The Left & Democratic Alliance was later renamed the Democratic Left Front (DLF). It joined the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), the successor to the PA. Nanayakkara was chosen as the UPFA's mayoral candidate for Colombo at the 2006 local government elections. He was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council but the UPFA failed to gain control of the council. Nanayakkara became the leader of the opposition on the council.

Nanayakkara was chosen as one of the UPFA's parliamentary candidates for Ratnapura District at the 2010 parliamentary election. He was duly elected.^[13]

See also[link]

• List of political families in Sri Lanka

References[link]

• "Vasudeva Nanayakkara". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=2494. 

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