The 37th death anniversary of world-renowned musician, Sur Samrat Ustad Allauddin Khan will be held in Brahmanbaria today. Brahmanbaria Municipality and Sur Samrat Ustad Allauddin Sangeetangan will ...

The first time I knew myself to be in the presence of greatness was while sitting under a shamiana in New Delhi’s Modern School sometime in the last quarter of 1974. I had recently joined college and ...

The first time I knew myself to be in the presence of greatness was while sitting under a shamiana in New Delhi’s Modern School sometime in the last quarter of 1974. I had recently joined college and ...

The first time I knew myself to be in the presence of greatness was while sitting under a shamiana in New Delhi's Modern School sometime in the last quarter of 1974. I had recently joined college and ...

Vocalists in India often accompany themselves on harmonium, but they are not necessarily able to present harmonium solo recitals per se. Similarly, Hindustani vocalists often play the tabla while ...

As a musician, Ustad Allauddin Khan had mastered many instruments. He was also the first one to introduce the concept of an orchestra in Indian music. His concerts were heart-rending. I remember even ...

Habu Datta taught me the clarinet. The shehnai, the nakara and the tikara, I learnt from Mechobazar’s Hajari Ustad. I trained for two and a half years. By that point, I was bursting with pride. A lot ...

One of the most renowned sarod players and multi-instrumentalists in the Indian classical music sphere during the 20 th century, Acharya Baba Allauddin Khan, breathed his last on September 6, 1972. To ...

There is a certain expectation we tend to associate with the autobiography of any genius, a maestro, a polymath, and so on. We imagine a life strung together in pearls of wisdom – aphorisms polished ...

BTV had invited me through the good office of Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan to deliver a talk on Ustad Allaudin Khan on August 23 and the programme would be aired on his death anniversary, which falls ...