Asad Ali Khan (1 December 1937 – 14 June 2011) was an Indian musician who played the plucked string instrument rudra veena. Khan performed in the style dhrupad and was described as the best living rudra veena player in India by The Hindu.[citation needed] He was awarded the Indian civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 2008.[1]
Khan was born 1937 in Alwar in the seventh generation of rudra veena players in his family.[2][3] His ancestors were royal musicians in the courts of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, and Jaipur, Rajasthan in the 18th century.[4][5] His great-grandfather Rajab Ali Khan was head of the court musicians in Jaipur and owned a village land holding.[5][6] His grandfather Musharraf Khan (died 1909) was court musician in Alwar, and performed in London in 1886.[5][7] Khan's father Sadiq Ali Khan worked as a musician for the Alwar court and for the Nawab of Rampur for 35 years.[7][8] Khan grew up in a musical surrounding and was taught the Beenkar gharana (stylistic school of rudra veena playing) of Jaipur and vocals for fifteen years.[3][5][7]
Khan was one of a few active musicians who played the rudra veena and the last surviving master of one of the four schools of dhrupad, the Khandar school.[4][5][9] He performed in many countries, including Australia, the United States, Afghanistan, and Italy and several other European countries, and conducted music courses in the United States.[9][10] Khan worked at All India Radio, taught the sitar in the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts at the University of Delhi for 17 years, and continued to train students privately after his retirement.[8][9][11] Students of Khan who perform include his son Zaki Haidar, Carsten Wicke, Bikramjeet Das of Kolkata, Jyoti Hegde, and the vocalist, Madhumita Ray.[12][13] Dr. Keshav Sharma from Shimla, India was also his disciple for many years who learnt Sitar and Dhrupad. Khan criticized the lack of willingness among Indians to study the rudra veena and had more foreign than Indian students.[10] He was involved in preserving the playing of the instrument, which he believed to be created by the deity Shiva, and performed for SPIC MACAY, promoting Indian classical music to young Indians.[3][5][9] Khan was a Shi'a Muslim.[14]
^(PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^Kinnear, Michael S. (1985). A discography of Hindustani and Karnatic music. Greenwood Press. p. 26. ISBN0-313-24479-0.
^ abcTandon, Aditi (26 April 2005). "Preserving the fading tradition of rudra veena". The Tribune. from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
^ abcMassey, Reginald (1996). The Music of India. Abhinav Publications. p. 144. ISBN81-7017-332-9.
^ abcdef"Artiste profiles" (PDF). Nagaland University. June 2008. (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
^Miner, Allyn (2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 132. ISBN81-208-1493-2.
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Asad Ali Khan 1 December 1937 14 June 2011 was an Indian musician who played the plucked string instrument rudra veena Khan performed in the style dhrupad and was described as the best living rudra veena player in India by The Hindu citation needed He was awarded the Indian civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 2008 1 Asad Ali KhanAsad Ali Khan performs in 2009Background informationBorn 1937 12 01 1 December 1937Alwar Indian EmpireDied14 June 2011 2011 06 14 aged 73 New Delhi IndiaGenresHindustani classical musicInstrument s rudra veena Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editKhan was born 1937 in Alwar in the seventh generation of rudra veena players in his family 2 3 His ancestors were royal musicians in the courts of Rampur Uttar Pradesh and Jaipur Rajasthan in the 18th century 4 5 His great grandfather Rajab Ali Khan was head of the court musicians in Jaipur and owned a village land holding 5 6 His grandfather Musharraf Khan died 1909 was court musician in Alwar and performed in London in 1886 5 7 Khan s father Sadiq Ali Khan worked as a musician for the Alwar court and for the Nawab of Rampur for 35 years 7 8 Khan grew up in a musical surrounding and was taught the Beenkar gharana stylistic school of rudra veena playing of Jaipur and vocals for fifteen years 3 5 7 Khan was one of a few active musicians who played the rudra veena and the last surviving master of one of the four schools of dhrupad the Khandar school 4 5 9 He performed in many countries including Australia the United States Afghanistan and Italy and several other European countries and conducted music courses in the United States 9 10 Khan worked at All India Radio taught the sitar in the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts at the University of Delhi for 17 years and continued to train students privately after his retirement 8 9 11 Students of Khan who perform include his son Zaki Haidar Carsten Wicke Bikramjeet Das of Kolkata Jyoti Hegde and the vocalist Madhumita Ray 12 13 Dr Keshav Sharma from Shimla India was also his disciple for many years who learnt Sitar and Dhrupad Khan criticized the lack of willingness among Indians to study the rudra veena and had more foreign than Indian students 10 He was involved in preserving the playing of the instrument which he believed to be created by the deity Shiva and performed for SPIC MACAY promoting Indian classical music to young Indians 3 5 9 Khan was a Shi a Muslim 14 Khan received several national awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1977 and the civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 2008 which was awarded by Indian President Pratibha Patil 4 15 16 He was described as the best living rudra veena player in India by The Hindu and lived in Delhi 7 17 Death editKhan died on 14 June 2011 in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi 12 References edit Padma Awards PDF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 15 October 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 Kinnear Michael S 1985 A discography of Hindustani and Karnatic music Greenwood Press p 26 ISBN 0 313 24479 0 a b c Tandon Aditi 26 April 2005 Preserving the fading tradition of rudra veena The Tribune Archived from the original on 11 February 2009 Retrieved 21 March 2009 a b c Massey Reginald 1996 The Music of India Abhinav Publications p 144 ISBN 81 7017 332 9 a b c d e f Artiste profiles PDF Nagaland University June 2008 Archived PDF from the original on 26 March 2009 Retrieved 21 March 2009 Miner Allyn 2004 Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries Motilal Banarsidass p 132 ISBN 81 208 1493 2 a b c d Bor Joep Bruguiere Philippe 1992 Masters of Raga Berlin Haus der Kulturen der Welt p 28 ISBN 3 8030 0501 9 a b While my veena gently weeps The Financial Express 1 October 2006 Retrieved 21 March 2009 a b c d Profound notes The Hindu 18 February 2006 Archived from the original on 6 December 2007 Retrieved 21 March 2009 a b Sharma S D 29 October 2006 Sole exponent of Rudra Veena The Tribune Retrieved 21 March 2009 Mohan Lalit 17 May 2005 Protect art of making Rudra veena Ustad The Tribune Retrieved 21 March 2009 a b Rudra veena exponent Ustad Asad Ali Khan passes away Daily News and Analysis Press Trust of India 14 June 2011 Retrieved 14 June 2011 Bhatia Ravi 20 April 2008 Artist s passion for female faces The Tribune Retrieved 21 March 2009 Naqvi Jawed 16 June 2011 Battling the cultural Taliban Dawn Retrieved 18 June 2011 Padma Awards Ministry of Communications and Information Technology India Retrieved 18 June 2011 Sengupta Debatosh Image Number D 2488 National Informatics Centre Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 21 March 2009 Pratap Jitendra 20 January 2006 Where are the songs of strings The Hindu Archived from the original on 19 December 2006 Retrieved 21 March 2009 External links editAsad Ali Khan at AllMusic Ustad Asad Ali Khan performances at Youtube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asad Ali Khan amp oldid 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