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

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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

The independent history of India/15th August

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  An account of India's independence, a necessary look at the major events of independence It was twelve o'clock at night. There is plenty left until dawn, while the whole country is holding hands and waiting for a new sun. That is exactly what happened one morning 62 years ago. At midnight, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, flew a tricolor from the Red Fort in Delhi. That custom has been followed for seven decades at midnight on August 14. 15 means the day when millions of emotions unite. Well, the question does not arise in my mind, why this day was suddenly chosen as the day of independence? Let's walk back a little then. Mountbatten was made clear by the British Parliament that the transfer of power had to be completed by June 1948. In this context, C. Rajagopalchari said that if he had waited till June 1947, Mountbatten would not have had to hand over any new power to anyone else. Understanding the situation, Mountbatten himself brought f