Hafeez Ahmed Khan | |
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Born |
Uttar Pradesh, India |
Died | 2006 |
Occupation | Classical musician |
Known for | Rampur-Sahaswan gharana - Hindustani music |
Awards |
Padma Shri Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |
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 University of Minnesota. [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]
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