USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN

About:

• Khan's contributions in taking Shehnai to a global stage is unparalleled.
  
  
• Bismillah Khan's first big break came with the opening of the All India Radio in Lucknow in 1938.
  
  
• It was Ustad ‘Bismillah” Khan Who also played the Shehnai at the first Republic Day celebration in 1950.
  
  
• Bismillah Khan was the first Indian to be invited to perform at the prestigious Lincoln Centre Hall in the United States of America.
  
  
• He was conferred upon national awards like the Padmashri, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan for his immense contribution to the field of music. In 2001, Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna.