Ustad Bismillah Khan

Download or read book Ustad Bismillah Khan written by Ustad Bismillah Khan and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ustad Bismillah Khan was undoubtedly a gem that India is proud of. This Shehnai maestro of India was a Bharat Ratna awardee and also has been awarded all the top four civilian awards namely Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan along with the Bharat Ratna. For his creativity and mastery in his art, his name was and will forever be associated with shehnai, the musical instrument that he made famous. The Government of India has declared his death day, a day of national mourning. His body was buried together with his begum, Shehnai at the Fatemain burial ground in the Varanasi beneath the neem tree. His body was buried with the 21-gun salute from the Indian Army.