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2. www.britannica.com › biography › Bismillah-KhanBismillah Khan | Biography, Music, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 6, 2024 · Died: August 21, 2006, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India (aged 90) Bismillah Khan (born March 21, 1916, Dumraon, Bihar and Orissa province, British India—died August 21, 2006, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) was an Indian musician who played the shehnai, a ceremonial oboelike North Indian horn, with such expressive virtuosity that he became a ...

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   Aug 21, 2006 · Date of Death: 21 August, 2006. Place of Death: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Profession: Musician. Children: Zamin Hussain, Nazim Hussain, Nayyar Hussain, Kazim Hussain, Mehtab Hussain, Soma Ghosh (adopted daughter) Father: Paigambar Baksh Khan. Mother: Mitthan. Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri.

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5. www.nytimes.com › 2006/08/22 › obituariesBismillah Khan, 91, Indian Musician, Is Dead - The New York Times

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   Aug 22, 2006 · By Agence France-Presse. Aug. 22, 2006. NEW DELHI, Aug. 21 (Agence France-Presse) — One of India’s most celebrated musicians, Bismillah Khan, who popularized the use of the shehnai, the Indian...

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   • When Bismillah Khan was born in March 1916, his name was Qamaruddin Khan. According to some stories, when his grandfather heard the news of his birth, he thanked god and said "Bismillah."
   • Bismillah started his music training at the age of 6 with his uncle Ali Baidu Vilayatu.
   • He travelled all over the countries like Iraq, Iran, Japan, USA to perform his show.
   • When India got Independence in 1947, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru invited Bismillah Khan to perform live on the occasion from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi.

7. www.playbill.com › article › bismillah-khan-pioneerBismillah Khan, Pioneer of Indian Classical Music, Dies at 90

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   According to Agence France-Presse and Reuters, the cause of death was heart failure. By Matthew Westphal. August 22, 2006. Bismillah's instrument was the shehnai, a North Indian double-reed...

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   How did Ustad Bismillah Khan die?

   • On 21st August 2006, at the age of 90, Ustad Bismillah Khan breathed his last after suffering a cardiac arrest. His Shehnai was buried with him in his grave at Fatemain burial ground, under a neem tree. A day of national mourning was declared by the Indian government and the maestro was sent off by the Indian Army with their trademark gun salute.

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   How old is Bismillah Khan?

   • Bismillah Khan (born March 21, 1916, Dumraon, Bihar and Orissa province, British India—died August 21, 2006, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) was an Indian musician who played the shehnai, a ceremonial oboelike North Indian horn, with such expressive virtuosity that he became a leading Indian classical music artist.

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   Who is Ustad Bismillah Khan?

   • Ustad Bismillah Khan was an eminent Indian musician who popularized the shehnai, a wind instrument, all over. Fast Facts Date of Birth: 21 March, 1916 Place of Birth: Dumraon, Buxar, Bihar Birth Name: Qamaruddin Khan Date of Death: 21 August, 2006 Place of Death: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Profession: Musician

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   Where was Bismillah Khan buried?

   • When India got Independence in 1947, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru invited Bismillah Khan to perform live on the occasion from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi. He treated Shehnai, which is his favourite instrument, as his begum (wife) and the instrument was also buried with him at the Fatemain burial ground in Varanasi.

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   Aug 21, 2006 · The musician's love for Varanasi was well-known - even when he was on his death-bed he refused to be treated in Delhi despite such offers from the government. Speaking to the Indian media before his death, Khan asked why, when others came to die in Varanasi, he should leave the city to die somewhere else.

10. www.wikiwand.com › en › Bismillah_KhanBismillah Khan - Wikiwand

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    Ustad Bismillah Khan, often referred to by the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument. He played it with such expressive virtuosity that he became a leading Hindustani classical music artist. His name was indelibly linked with the woodwind instrument. While the shehnai had long held importance as a folk instrument played ...