Where was the famous Shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan born?a)Madhu...
- Bismillah Khan was born on 21 March 1914 in the city of Dumraon, British India, as the second son of Prophet Baks Khan and Mithanbai in a family of traditional Muslim musicians.
- Bismillah Khan, original name was Kamaruddin Khan.
- Bismillah Khan died on August 21, 2006, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
- His concert performance at the All India Music Conference in Kolkata in 1937 earned him public respect, and the shehnai, traditionally used only in a ceremonial capacity, came to be seen as a classical musical instrument.
- Khan was a devout Muslim, but performed at both Hindu and Muslim ceremonies and was considered a symbol of religious harmony.
- Bismillah Khan's fame was such that he was chosen to hoist the Indian flag at the time of India's independence on August 15, 1947, for the ceremony at the historic Red Fort in Delhi; His music was played on television every Independence Day.
- Khan was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2001, and the country observed a national day of mourning following his death in 2006.
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