Ustad Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian musician who is widely regarded as one of the finest shehnai players of all time. Born on March 21, 1916, in the city of Dumraon, Bihar, he became a ...

Ustad Bismillah Khan, the legend of Indian classical music. Quamruddin Khanwas is real name. He popularized the Shehnai, a reeded wooden instrument. The Shehnai was already considered as an important ...

With music that transcends the boundaries of space and time, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is a global icon. And warmth and nostalgia filled the air as he recalled the contribution of another genius who made ...

To understand my music, you must got to the Ganga, Ustad Bismillah Khan told NDTV. In Benaras, a city that both shaped the late Ustad and was shaped by him, his legacy lingers in every corner. From ...

Lucknow: Five of Ustad Bismillah Khan’s silver shehnais were stolen from his son Kazim Hussain’s residence in Varanasi. The theft was discovered on Sunday night when Kazim Hussain returned home in ...

Days before the fourteenth death anniversary of shehnai maestro and Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan, the demolition of the room of his daily ‘riyaz’ (practice) has drawn strong reactions from fans, ...

India's new President A P J Abdul Kalam will have shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan playing in honour of him at the newly-constructed Balayogi Hall in Parliament. India''s new President A P J Abdul ...

Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan’s centennial celebrations were held in South Mumbai. Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan’s centennial celebrations were held in South Mumbai. The doyen of Mewati ...

VARANASI: The stairs are crumbling to dust, the walls ravaged by the passage of time and just beyond flows the Ganga as if in eternal serenity. It was here that a young Bismillah Khan practiced for ...

Khan turned 91 on Tuesday but deferred the party on account of it being Chehellum, 40th day of mourning of the slaying of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, and to protest the Sankat Mochan ...

Zamin Hussain Khan, the third son of eminent Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan, died in Varanasi on Saturday, family sources said. He was 74. Khan was suffering from diabetes and other age-related ...

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