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Bismillah Khan’s birth anniversary: At its peak in the hands of the Ustad, shehnai seeks lost glory
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) When Bismillah Khan played Raag Kafi at the Red Fort on August 15, 1947, it was a momentous breakthrough for the shehnai that was till then mainly confined to temples, wedding ...
On the eve of August 15, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru was very keen that Bismillah Khan’s shehnai should be an important part of inaugurating our first Independence Day ceremonies. Badruddin Tyabji, a ...
In the decades after, the humble reed instrument associated with all things auspicious in Indian tradition went from being an ‘accompaniment’ to the global centrestage. Khan was the virtuoso, the ...
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