Dilshad Khan
Dilshad Khan | |
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 Khan in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Arabinda Dasgupta |
| Born | 7 August 1941 |
| Origin | Kolkata, India |
| Genres | Khyal, Thumri |
| Occupation | Hindustani classical music |
| Instrument | Vocal |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse | Parveen Sultana |
| Relative: Buddhadev Das Gupta | |
Dilshad Khan is a Hindustani classical singer.
Early life and background
[edit]Khan was born Arabinda Dasgupta in Kolkata.[1] Dilshad is the younger brother of eminent sarod maestro Buddhadev Das Gupta.[2] He attended St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, where future music composer R. D. Burman was his classmate.[3]
He started learning tabla at the age of four, but later took up singing under the guidance of N.C. Chakravorty, Hidan Banarjee and Gyan Prakash Ghosh. He was inspired by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. After moving permanently to Mumbai, Khan became a disciple of Kirana gharana vocalist Padmashree Faiyaz Ahmed Khan.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Khan is married to classical vocalist, Begum Parveen Sultana. They have a daughter.
References
[edit]- ^ Mukhopādhyāẏa, Kumāraprasāda (2006). The Lost World of Hindustani Music. Penguin Books India. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-14-306199-1. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Dilshad Khan ❤️ राग परिचय". raagparichay.in. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ R.D. Burman, who had been Dilshad Khan's classmate in St Xavier's School, Kolkata. Archived 11 July 2012 at archive.today entertainment.oneindia.in, 12 October 2007.
- ^ "'We don't teach just music'". The Hindu. 28 May 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2018.[dead link]
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