AMJAD ALI KHAN

Jan. 5, 2020

Amjad Ali Khan has relinquished his plans to set up an international residential institute in Kerala to impart training in music of different genres (Hindustani, Carnatic and Western) after Kerala’s decision to include bureaucrats in governing body of this proposed international music academy.

About:

Amjad Ali Khan (born 1945) is an Indian classical sarod player.
He is a sixth-generation descendant of the Bangash gharana of sarod players; his family claims to have invented the sarod. He is son of Hafiz Ali Khan (1888–1972), an Indian sarod player and recipient of Padma Bhushan.
He is best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans.
Awards and honours received: Padma Vibhushan, Banga-Vibhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and and Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award.

Source : The Hindu