https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx 9 B 35 en-us 2021-08-13 06:07:47 UTC 2025-12-14 13:38:29 UTC hello@padlet.com sufiyankhan1 https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677843538 Born on 21 March 1916, Bismillah belongs to a well-known family of musicians from Bihar.]]> 2021-08-13 06:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677843538 sufiyankhan1 https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677860656 The flowing waters of the Ganga inspired him to improvise and invent raagas that were earlier considered to be beyond the range of the shehnai.

]]> 2021-08-13 06:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677860656 sufiyankhan1 https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677862948 At the age of 14, Bismillah accompanied his uncle to the Allahabad Music Conference. ]]> 2021-08-13 06:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677862948 sufiyankhan1 https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677864493 With the opening of the All India Radio in Lucknow in 1938 came Bismillah’s big break. He soon became an often-heard shehnai player on radio.]]> 2021-08-13 06:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677864493 sufiyankhan1 https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677869576 When India gained independence on 15 August 1947, Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to greet the nation with his shehnai.]]> 2021-08-13 06:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677869576 sufiyankhan1 https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677873336 His first trip abroad was to Afghanistan where King ZahirShah was so taken in by the maestro that he gifted him priceless Persian carpets and other souvenirs.]]> 2021-08-13 06:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677873336 sufiyankhan1 https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677876809 Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to be invited to perform at the prestigious Lincoln Centre Hall in the United States of America.]]> 2021-08-13 06:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677876809 sufiyankhan1 https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677882968 National awards like the Padmashri, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan were conferred on him.]]> 2021-08-13 06:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677882968 sufiyankhan1 https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677887972 In 2001, Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.]]> 2021-08-13 07:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677887972 sufiyankhan1 https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677890998 Ustad Bismillah Khan passed away on 21 August 2006 at the age of ninety after a prolonged illness. He was given a state funeral and the Government of India declared one day of national mourning.]]> 2021-08-13 07:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sufiyankhan1/ol0te1b6f1mc16hx/wish/1677890998