Raag hameer ustad rashid khan biography
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Raag hameer ustad rashid khan biography
Rashid Khan (musician)
Indian classical musician (1968–2024)
Ustad Rashid Khan (1 July 1968 – 9 January 2024) was an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani tradition. He belonged to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana and was the great-grandson of gharana founder Inayat Hussain Khan.[1][2][3]
He was awarded the Padma Shri, as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2006.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 by the Indian Government in the field of Art.[4]
Early life
Rashid Khan was born in Sahaswan, Badayun, Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1968.[2] He received his initial training from his maternal grand-uncle, Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan (1909–1993).[2] He was also the nephew of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan.[5]
As a child he had little interest in music.[2] His uncle Ghulam Mustafa Khan was among the first to note his musical talents, and for some time trained h