Hafeez Ahmed Khan

Hafeez Ahmed Khan (died 2006) was an Indian classical musician of Hindustani classical music.[1] He is known as one of the leading exponents of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, a musical school popular in the northern parts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] He learnt music in gurukul system and pursued his academic studies the conventional way, secured a master's degree in politics and taught at the Minnesota University.[1] He was a deputy director of the All India Radio and the vice chancellor of the Indira Kala Sangeet University, the only Indian university dedicated to music.[1][2] He mentored many disciples such as Rajendra Prasanna, Roma Rani Bhattacharya, Sakuntala Narasimhan and Subhendu Ghosh[3] and acted in a German movie on the life of Tansen, by name, The Rain Maker.[1] He was a recipient of the 1996 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.[4] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1991.[5] Hafeez Ahmed Khan, who was married to the daughter of renowned singer, Nissar Hussain Khan,[6] died in 2006.[2]

Hafeez Ahmed Khan
Born
Uttar Pradesh, India
Died2006
OccupationClassical musician
Known forRampur-Sahaswan gharana - Hindustani music
AwardsPadma Shri
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

See also

References
  1. "A complete musician". The Hindu. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. "Hafeez Ahmed Khan". Alternative Radio. 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. "Musical Tribute: Ustad Hafeez Ahmed Khan". Bangalore Citizen Matters. 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. "Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards)". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. "Ustad Hafeez Ahmed Khan Saheb - Raag Kedar". First Post. 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


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