21th August death anniversary of Ustad Bismillah Khan//Know how Kamruddin became the Emperor of Shehnai, Ustad Bismillah Khan

Ustad Bismillah Khan

On 21st August 2006, the famous Shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan left us today.

Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan, the sorcerer of the Shehnai, the age-old man of Indian classical music, has been one of the most respected musical personalities in the country. Born in Dumraon, a small town in Bihar, every breath of Khan Saheb was devoted to the notes of shehnai. He kept looking for liberation in music throughout his life by making Banaras his karmabhoomi.

In pursuit of this liberation, he played tireless shehnai from wedding weddings to international stage music. He was an authorized shehnai player of the Vishwanath temple in Kashi. Shehnai's voice in the Hindi film 'Gunj Uthi Shehnai' gave her a place in the hearts of common people of the country.

In Hindi film 'Swadesh' and Satyajit Ray's popular Bengali film 'Jalsaghar', he also spread the magic of his clarinet. Filmmaker Gautam Ghosh made his film 'Meet a Milestone', a touch of his musical insight. Despite all his achievements, Khan Sahib has never been satisfied with his music. Perhaps he was looking for the eighth tone that arises from his solitary dedication to music.

In an interview, he said - 'Where is the true tone now? In search of the same, we have been playing for so many years. When true note is made, then you will understand that we have reached the shelter of Baba Vishwanath.

It is not known whether the notes of the shehnai took him to the shelter of Baba Vishwanath or not, but when he reached the depths of our hearts. His simplicity, humility, a childlike smile, fakrana's life and his passion for music will continue to pave the way for future generations of music.

Know how Kamruddin became the Emperor of Shehnai, Ustad Bismillah Khan

 Varanasi.  Ustad Bismillah Khan, who got his shehnai's voice ironed all over the world, but lost everything on the morning of Benares.  The bells echoing in the Ganges Ghats and temples with the sound of gharial and the sound of the azan rising with him, the sound emanating from their shehnai got mixed up as if the two had never been apart from each other.  Bismillah and Banaras became synonymous with each other.  Ustad Bismillah Khan fell so in love with Benares that he was not willing to leave Benares at any cost.  All these things of the master were remembered on his 14th death anniversary.

 His son, grandson and family members gathered at his mausoleum in Dargah-e-Fatman in Banarsam on Wednesday and recited Ustaad for him and prayed for him.  On this occasion, ADM City Vinay Kumar and SP City Dinesh Kumar Singh, BJP Minority Front State President Hyder Abbas Chand and Abbas Murtuja Shamsi et al. Presented the Nazrana-e-Aqidat offering flowers on his tomb.

 Ustad's sons Qazim Hussain, Nazim Hussain, relatives Ustad Fateh Ali, elder daughter Zarine Fatima, grandson Afaq Haider read Fatiha on Ustad's tomb.  Artists from Delhi also paid tribute to him.  Fatawan's Mutavalli Shafak Rizvi, Abbas Murtuja Shamsi, Farman Haider, Shakeel Sorcerer, etc. were also present on the occasion.

Who was Bismillah Khan

•  Ustad Bismillah Khan's childhood name was Kamaruddin.
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•  Ustad had two brothers, his elder brother's name was Shamsuddin.
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•  He was named Bismillah by Dada Rasul Bakhsh.
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•  Shehnai was played by Ustad Bismillah Khan.
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•  His father used to play shehnai in the court of King Keshav Prasad Singh of Dumraon.
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•  Ustad Bismillah Khan's family had a good hold on the raga court.
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•  Ustad Bismillah Khan came to Benares with his father at the age of six.
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•  He learned to play the clarinet from his uncle Ustad Wilayat Baksh
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•  Wilayat Baksh used to play the clarinet in the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
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•  Ustad used to do Riyaz by sitting on the steps of Ganga Ghat.
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•  All were surprised to hear the clarinet of 14-year-old Ustad Bismillah Khan in the Sangeet Parishad.
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•  In a short time, the master mastered the shehnai.
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•  On 15 August 1947, when the tricolor was hoisted at the Red Fort, Ustad had welcomed independence by playing a clarinet on the call of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
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•  In 2007, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna.  Apart from this, he was also awarded the Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi and Tansen Award.
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•  On 21 August 2006, Ustad left from worlds.