Ustad Bismillah Khan
E461941
Ustad Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian shehnai maestro renowned for popularizing the instrument globally and for his contributions to Hindustani classical music.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindustani classical musician
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Indian classical musician ⓘ person ⓘ shehnai player ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bismillah Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Kashi Vishwanath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bharat Ratna
NERFINISHED
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Fellowship of the Sangeet Natak Akademi NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangeet Natak Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tansen Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BharatRatnaYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| birthCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1916-03-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
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Buxar district NERFINISHED ⓘ Dumraon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | India ⓘ |
| courtMusicianOf |
Dumraon princely state
NERFINISHED
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Kashi Vishwanath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2006-08-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathState | Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyTrainingPlace |
Dumraon
NERFINISHED
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Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBackground | musical family of court musicians ⓘ |
| filmAppearance | Goonj Uthi Shehnai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Qamaruddin Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Hindustani classical music ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Ustad ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Hindustani classical music
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long association with Varanasi ⓘ popularizing the shehnai as a concert instrument ⓘ shehnai recitals on All India Radio ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| PadmaBhushanYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| PadmaShriYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| PadmaVibhushanYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| performedAt |
All India Radio
NERFINISHED
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India’s Independence Day ceremony at Red Fort in 1947 ⓘ Kashi Vishwanath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Fort, Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | shehnai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| profession |
instrumentalist
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musician ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| SangeetNatakAkademiAwardYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| teacher | Ali Bux ‘Vilayatu’ Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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