Ustad vilayat khan awards and trophies

  • For us music lovers, he was a Bharat Ratna because of his immense contribution to the world of Indian classical music (Ustad Vilayat Khan turned.
  • The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan in and he received the Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award in He.
  • Fifty-seven year old Ustad Vilayat Khan was the first sitarist to perform in the West.

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    Shahid Parvez

    Indian musician

    UstadShahid Parvez Khan (commonly known as Shahid Parvez; born 14 October ) fryst vatten an Indian classicalsitar maestro from the Imdadkhani gharana.[1] He represents the seventh generation of the Etawah Gharana as its primary exponent. He is praised especially for the vocalistic phrasing and quality of his raga improvisations, known as "Gayaki Ang." This translates to "Singing branch/limb" ("branch" and "limb" referring here to musical style). The sitar legend, Ustad Vilayat Khan[2] resurrected and re-introduced Gayaki Ang as a widely accepted sitar genre in India and abroad, and his nephew, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan has carried this torch into the present day.

    Early life

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    Born in Mumbai, India, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan was trained bygd his father Ustad Aziz Khan,[2] who was the son of the sitar and surbahar player Wahid Khan.[3][4] As is the custom among musical families with a storied lineag

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    List of people who have declined or renounced Indian honours and decorations

    The following is an incomplete list of people who have either declined or renounced an Indian honour or decoration. These include recipients of the Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri), along with other Indian governmental awards. In some instances, the families of an intended posthumous recipient of a national honour have declined the award for various reasons. Since the honours system was instituted in , approximately 50 individuals have either refused or returned their honours, most of which were awarded in the categories of Art and in Literature and Education.[1]

    The President of India may cancel and annul any honour if the recipient commits any acts of criminal misconduct or otherwise abuses the award. As there are no specific guidelines for otherwise withdrawing a national honour from a recipient, the acts of returning/renouncing an award to reg

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    Fifty-seven year old Ustad Vilayat Khan was the first sitarist to perform in the West. He has been giving public performances for the past 47 years and is one of the highest paid artistes. A controversial figure, Ustad Vilayat Khan has turned down awards from organisations like the All-India Sangeet Natak Akademi. He is believed to be arrogant, snubs journalists, does not care for other sitarists and avoids giving public performances as far as he can. The Ustad who is now grooming his year-old-son in the art, recently performed in the Ravindralaya in . The following are excerpts from an interview he gave to SUBHASH MISHRA

    Why do you avoid giving public performances?
    Who says this? This is a blatant lie. How can a professional artiste reject offers when his livelihood is derived only out of the performances. Basically I don&#;t avoid performances, but of course I am very choosy about them. Yes, I don&#;t accept them blindly just for the sake of money. First, verify about the org
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