| Name(s) |
AMJAD ALI KHAN
(Birth name: Masoom Ali Khan) |
| Date of
Birth |
October 09, 1945
- born in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian classical
musician who plays the sarod. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1963: He first performed in
USA in 1963 and continued into the 2000s, with his sons.
- 1975: He was awarded
Padma Shri by the Govt. of India.
- September 25, 1976: His first
family arranged marriage failed, and he was married a second
time, to Bharatanatyam dancer Subhalakshmi on this day.
- 1989: He was honoured with
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
- 1990: A documentary on
Amjad Ali Khan directed by Gulzar won Filmfare award.
- 1991: He was awarded
Padma Bhushan by the Govt. of India.
- 2001: He was awarded
Padma Vibhushan by the Govt. of India.
- 2011: He performed on
Carrie Newcomer's album Everything is Everywhere
with his sons.
- 2011: He was honoured with
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.
- 2011: He received the
Banga Vibhushan Award.
- April 20: The U.S. state
Massachusetts proclaimed 20 April as Amjad Ali Khan
Day in 1984.
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|
Other Events &
Developments |
- His family claims to have invented the sarod instrument.
- He played with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and
worked as a visiting professor at the University of New
Mexico.
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