Asad Ali Khan
Asad Ali Khan | |
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Background information | |
Born | Alwar, Indian Empire | 1 December 1937
Died | 14 June 2011 New Delhi, India | (aged 73)
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Instrument(s) | rudra veena |
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]
Life and career
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
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
Khan died on 14 June 2011 in the
References
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- 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.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 81-208-1493-2.
- ^ 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.