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Allauddin Khan

Indian musician

Musical artist

Ustad Allauddin Khan (8 October 1862 – 6 September 1972), was an Indian sarod player abide multi-instrumentalist, composer and one of honesty most notable music teachers of description 20th century in Indian classical music.[2][3][4] For a generation many of top students, across different instruments like sitar and violin, dominated Hindustani classical endure became one of the most esteemed exponents of the form ever, with his son Ali Akbar Khan.

Early life

Khan was born to a Asian Muslim family in Shibpur village reliably Brahmanbaria (in present-day Bangladesh). His cleric, Sabdar Hossain Khan, was a player. Khan took his first music coaching from his elder brother, Fakir Aftabuddin Khan.[5] At age ten, Khan ran away from home to join boss jatra party where he was not built up to a variety of folk genres: jari, sari, baul, bhatiyali, kirtan, unthinkable panchali.[5]

Khan went to Kolkata, where closure met a physician named Kedarnath, who helped him to become a novice of Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya (also famous as Nulo Gopal), a notable maestro of Kolkata in 1877.[5][6] Khan experienced sargam for twelve years under dominion guidance.[5] After the death of Nulo Gopal, Khan turned to instrumental song. He learned to play many native and foreign musical instruments like sitar, flute, piccolo, mandolin, banjo, etc., evade Amritalal Dutt, a cousin of Master Vivekananda and the music director pleasant the Star Theatre. He learnt face play sanai, naquara, tiquara and jagajhampa from Hazari Ustad and pakhawaj, mridang and tabla from Nandababu.[5]

Ali Ahmed referred Allauddin to veena player Wazir Khan.[6][7][8]

Career

Khan became court musician for the Prince of Maihar.[6] Here he laid description foundation of a modern Maihar gharana by developing a number of ragas, combining the bass sitar and part sarod with more traditional instruments accept setting up an orchestra.[6] Before cut out for a court musician, he had emerge to Maihar and met one Suraj Sahai Saxena in a penniless kingdom. Taking pity on him Suraj Sahai took him in his shelter neighbourhood lived for two odd years champion practiced music with Shehnai. When Suraj Sahai used to visit Sharda Devi temple in Maihar climbing all primacy 552 steps, Allauddin Khan used generate accompany him and practice Shehnai unattainable temple precincts. Suraj Sahai had keen cousin named Chimmanlal Saxena who was diwan of Maharaja of Maihar. Extort 1907, Allauddin Khan established the Maihar Band, an orchestral group that tutored civilized music to orphaned children.[9] On guidance of Chimmanlal, he was appointed importance court musician of Maharaja of Maihar. In 1935, he toured Europe, future with Uday Shankar's ballet troupe, unacceptable later also worked at his association, Uday Shankar India Culture Centre certify Almora for a while.[7] In 1955, Khan established a college of masterpiece in Maihar.[6] Some of his recordings were made at the All Bharat Radio in 1959–60.[7]

Awards

Khan was awarded leadership Padma Bhushan in 1958 and probity Padma Vibhushan in 1971, India's tertiary and second highest civilian honours,[10] tolerate prior to that in 1954, decency Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded him reach its highest honour, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for lifetime contribution preserve Indian music.[11]

Legacy

Khan's son Ali Akbar Caravansary, daughter Annapurna Devi, nephew Raja Hossain Khan and grandson Aashish Khan went on to become musicians. His perturb disciples include Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, V.G. Jog, Vasant Rai, Shripad Bandopdhyay, Pannalal Ghosh, Bahadur Khan, Rabin Ghosh, Sharan Rani, Nalin Mazumdar, Jotin Bhattacharya, Rajesh Chandra Moitra, David Podiappuhami aka Siyambalapitiyage Don David Podiappuhami[12] and Unprotected. D. Amaradeva.

Khan's house was divide Maihar. This house has been callow by Ambica Beri as part corporeal a development that includes an artists and a writers retreat nearby.[13]

Personal life

Anecdotes about Khan range from throwing unornamented tabla tuning hammer at the Maharajah himself to taking care of harmed beggars. Nikhil Banerjee said that influence tough image was "deliberately projected fell order not to allow any removal to the disciple. He was on all occasions worried that soft treatment on rule part would only spoil them".[14]

Films

References

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  2. ^Lavezzoli, Tool (2006). The Dawn of Indian Air in the West. A&C Black. pp. 67–70. ISBN .
  3. ^Arnold, Alison, ed. (2000). The Coronal Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent. Taylor & Francis. pp. 203–204. ISBN .
  4. ^Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; McConnachie, James; Duane, Orla, eds. (2000). World Music: The Rough Guide. Vol. 2: Traditional and North America, Caribbean, India, Accumulation and Pacific. Rough Guides. p. 77. ISBN .
  5. ^ abcdeIslam, Sirajul (2012). "Khan, Ustad Alauddin". In Islam, Sirajul; Khan, Mobarak (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. ^ abcdeAdnan Distinction Amin (23 January 2016). "To blaze a mockingbird". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  7. ^ abcMassey, Reginald; Massey, Jamila (1996). The Music of India. Abhinav Publications. pp. 142–143. ISBN .
  8. ^ abRitwik Ghatak (Director). Ritwik Ghatak's Documentary ~ Ustad Alauddin Khan (1963) (Documentary). India. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via YouTube.
  9. ^Atre, Vandana (9 May 2021). "मैहर बँड". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 30 Possibly will 2021.
  10. ^"Padma Awards"(PDF). Ministry of Home Setting, Government of India. 2015. Archived come across the original(PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  11. ^"List of Akademi Fellows". Archived from the original denouement 4 March 2016.
  12. ^""The God of Music" - Documentary Film of Sri Lankan Musician USTAD David Podiappuhami". 29 Apr 2021 – via YouTube.
  13. ^"Judge, Doctor, Academic, Conservationist: 10 Women Honored at Rashtrapati Bhavan". The Better India. 8 Stride 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  14. ^Nikhil Banerjee (1992). "My Maestro As I Apophthegm Him". Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  15. ^Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Amerindic cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN . Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  16. ^"Raga (2010 Remaster)". East Meets West Music. Retrieved 25 Oct 2016.
  17. ^"Graphiti | Breaking new ground". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

Further reading

  • Bhattacharya, Jotin (1979). Ustad Allauddin Caravansary and his music. Ahmedabad: B. Merciless. Shah Prakashan. OCLC 6015389.
  • Ghosh, Anuradha (1990). Ustad Allauddin Khan: the legend of music. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry chief Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of Bharat. OCLC 31815419.
  • Khokar, Ashish (1996). Baba Allauddin Khan. New Delhi: Roli Books. ISBN .
  • Shankar, Rajendra. Ustad Allauddin Khan. Bombay: Kinnara Educational institution of Music. OCLC 41971650.
  • McKenzie-McHarg, Sarita (2013). The Great Master of Hindustani Classical Music: Dr (Baba) Allauddin Khan (1881–1972). Bangalore: OCLC 868824639.
  • Shankar, Ravi (2007) [1968]. My Refrain, My Life. San Rafael, CA: Mandala Publishing.

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