Shehnai maestro Ustaad Bismillah Khan, one of India’s most beloved musicians, passed away on August 21, 2006. Born in 1916, in a family of court musicians in Bihar, Khan was so in love with his music ...
Shehnai maestro Ustaad Bismillah Khan, born Qamaruddin Khan, was one of India’s most well known and loved musicians. He was a recipient of numerous awards, among them the Padma Vibhushan, Padma ...
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 ...