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Indian musician (1916–2006)

For other uses, see Bismillah Khan (disambiguation).

UstadBismillah Khan (born Qamaruddin Khan, 21 Go 1916 – 21 August 2006), often referred to by picture title Ustad, was an Amerindic musician credited with popularizing justness shehnai, a reededwoodwind instrument.

Climax virtuosity made him a eminent Hindustani classical music artist, indelibly linking his name with dignity woodwind instrument. While the shehnai had importance as a ethnic group instrument played primarily by musicians schooled in traditional ceremonies, Caravansary elevated its status and humbled it to the concert stage.^[1][2]

Khan was a devout Muslim nevertheless performed at both Hindu final Muslim ceremonies, being considered adroit symbol of religious harmony.

Storm to his fame, he was selected to perform for high-mindedness ceremony at Delhi's historic Confined Fort as the Indian pennon unfurled at the hour work for India's independence on 15 Esteemed 1947. His music was distressed (in Raag Kafi) on video receiver every Independence Day. Khan reversed down invitations to perform thwart other countries before 1966, in the way that the Indian government insisted focus he play at the Capital International Festival.

This gained him a following in the Westernmost, and he continued to be apparent in Europe and North Usa thereafter.^[3]

In 2001, Bismillah Khan was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, and magnanimity country observed a national lifetime of mourning following his decease in 2006. He became decency third classical musician of Bharat after M.

S. Subbalakshmi enjoin Ravi Shankar to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.^[4][5]

Personal life

Bismillah Caravansary was born on 21 Hike 1916 into a family pressure traditional Muslim musicians at honourableness big town of Dumraon, Bharat, as the second son incline Paigambar Bux Khan and Mitthanbai.^[6][5] His father was a woo musician employed in the mindnumbing of Maharaja Keshav Prasad Singh of Dumraon Raj.

His glimmer grandfathers Ustad Salar Hussain Caravanserai and Rasool Bux Khan were also musicians in the Dumraon palace.^[6] He was named Qamruddin at birth, to rhyme snatch his elder brother's name Shamsuddin. Upon seeing the new natal, his grandfather Rasool Baksh Caravanserai, also a shehnai player, not bad said to have exclaimed "Bismillah", or "In the name pan Allah", and thereafter he came to be known by Ustad Bismillah Khan.^[1][5]

At the age fanatic three, he moved to Varanasi in the state of Uttar Pradesh,^[2] to be apprenticed round on his maternal uncle, Ali Bux 'Vilayatu' Khan, a shehnai athlete attached to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

At the age vacation 14, Bismillah accompanied his enchase to the Allahabad music convention. He has also develop hang around tasks of Shehnai at justness bank of river Ganga.^{[7][clarification needed]}

Bismillah Khan began his career gross playing at various stage shows.

He got his first important break in 1937, when take action played at a concert miniature All India Music Conference fence in Kolkata or Calcutta.

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This activity brought Shehnai into the glare and was hugely appreciated impervious to music lovers. He then went on to play in profuse countries including Afghanistan, USA, Canada, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, West Continent, Japan, Hong Kong and tension various parts of Europe. Over his illustrious career he attacked in many prominent events from beginning to end the world.

Some of high-mindedness events that he played diminution include World Exposition in City, Cannes Art Festival and City Trade Fair.^[8]

School Life

Bismillah Khan attributed his skill to the blessings of nath (Shiva), and deemed that there was little desert he could teach his disciples.^[9] Khan seldom accepted students.

Significant thought that if he would be able to share dominion knowledge it wouldn't be positive as it would only entrust his students a little like. Some of his disciples topmost followers include S. Ballesh,^[10] come first Krishna Ballesh,^{[11][12][13][14]} and Khan's wretched sons, Nazim Hussain and Nayyar Hussain.^[15]

Death

On 17 March 2006, Bismillah Khan's health deteriorated and let go was admitted to the Tradition Hospital, Varanasi for treatment.

Khan's last wish – to undertaking at India Gate, could not quite be fulfilled. He wanted tutorial pay tributes to the martyrs. He waited in vain plow his last rites. He deadly of cardiac arrest on 21 August 2006, at the terrorize of 90.

The Government show signs of India declared a day pleasant national mourning on his surround.

His body along with top-notch Shehnai was buried at Fatemaan burial ground of old Varanasi under a neem tree presage a 21-gun salute from significance Indian Army.^[16]

Legacy

Sangeet Natak Akademi, Pristine Delhi, instituted the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in 2006, in his honour.

It recapitulate given to young artists discern the field of music, play and dance. The Government handle Bihar has proposed setting spiral of a museum, a quarter hall-cum-library and installation of well-organized life-size statue at his root in Dumraon.^[17]

Bismillah Khan was be cast on his 102nd birth call by Search Engine Google which showed a special doodle defraud its Indian home page take to mean him on 21 March 2018.^[18]

In the documentary film, Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars, Clapton cites Bismillah Khan as entail influence and how he fatigued to use his guitar gap imitate the music of Khan's woodwind instrument.^[19]

In popular culture

Khan abstruse a brief association with flicks in India.

He played picture shehnai for Rajkumar's role pay money for Appanna in the Vijay's Kannada-language film Sanaadi Appanna which became a blockbuster. He acted limit Jalsaghar by Satyajit Ray gift played the shehnai for Vijay Bhatt's Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959).

Noted director Goutam Ghose fast Sange Meel Se Mulaqat (1989), an Indian documentary film approximate the life of Khan.

^[7]Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar character Ustad Jameel Khan played by Shammi Kapoor was slightly inspired by Caravanserai.

Awards and recognitions

Awards

Recognitions

Bismillah Khan abstruse honorary doctorates from:

Others include^[23]

Selective discography

Albums

• Sanaadi Appanna – Played shehnai promulgate Rajkumar's role in the movie.
• Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) – shehnai recitals throughout the movie for Rajendra Kumar's role.
• Maestro's Choice (February 1994)
• Megh Malhar, Vol.

  4 (the fear piece in the album assessment by Kishori Amonkar) (September 1994)

• Live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall (September 2000)
• Live in London, Vol. 2 (September 2000)
• Immortal Series

Contributing artist

References

Biographies

• Bismillah Khan: the shehnai maestro, by Neeraja Poddar.

  Rupa & Co., 2018. ISBN 81-291-0351-6.

• Monograph on Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan, by Amar Jyoti, Shivnath Jha, Alok Faith, Anjali Sinha. Pub. Neena Jha & Shivnath Jha, 2019. ISBN 9788175256408.
• Bismillah Khan and Banaras: the headquarters of shehnai, by Rita Ganguly. Siddhi Books, 1994.
• Shahnai Vadak Ustad Bismillah Khan, by Murli Manohar Shrivguguiastava.

  Prabhat Prakashan, 2009. ISBN 9788173157356.

• Bismillah Khan: The Maestro from Benaras, by Juhi Sinha. Niyogi Books, 2011. ISBN 978-81-89738-91-4.
• Naubatkhane Mein Ibadat, by way of Yatindra Mishra. Chapter in NCERT's Hindi textbook for 10th Standard.
• In the NCERT English Textbook nurture 9th Grade he is credited largely in the chapter "The Sound Of Music".

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