Alain Daniélou Writer

Alain Daniélou (4 October 1907 – 27 January 1994) was a French historian, intellectual, musicologist, Indologist, and a noted Western convert to and expert on Shaivite Hinduism.In 1991, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 04, 1907
Birth place	Hauts-de-Seine , Neuilly-sur-Seine
Nationality	France
Date of death	January 27, 1994
Place of death	Switzerland , Lonay
Relatives	Jean Daniélou