Bismillah Khan
21 March 1916 – 21 August 2006
Ustad Bismillah Khan was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reed instrument, as a classical concert instrument. One of the most acclaimed Indian classical musicians of the 20th century, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor.
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Life events
Bismillah Khan was born in Dumraon, in present-day Bihar, British India.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe learned the shehnai from his maternal uncle Ali Bux 'Vilayatu' at the Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis performance at the All India Music Conference in Calcutta in 1937 brought him wider recognition.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe played the shehnai at the Red Fort in Delhi on the eve of India's independence in 1947.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe received the Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian honors, in 1980.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe received India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 2001.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBismillah Khan died in Varanasi, India, at the age of 90.
Source: en.wikipedia.org