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Amjad Ali Khan

1945 - Today

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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (born 9 October 1945) is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans. Khan was born into a classical musical family (the Bangash lineage of the Senia Gharana) and has performed internationally since the 1960s. He was awarded India's second highest civilian honor Padma Vibhushan in 2001, India's third highest civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 1991 and Padma Shree in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amjad Ali Khan is the 2,295th most popular musician (down from 2,000th in 2019), the 988th most popular biography from India (down from 828th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Indian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Amjad Ali Khan ranks 2,295 out of 3,175. Before him are Jack Johnson, Sufjan Stevens, Wayne Sermon, Marian McPartland, Les Brown, and André 3000. After him are Kim Thayil, Guy Chambers, Alexander Hacke, Mikael Stanne, Rui Veloso, and Mehdi Hassan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Amjad Ali Khan ranks 643. Before him are Vani Jairam, Aparna Sen, Leonardo Véliz, Daniel Rudisha, Tom Ridge, and Byron Beck. After him are David S. Johnson, Kevin Berry, Annie Dillard, Ron Glass, Pat Conroy, and Shekhar Mehta.

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In India

Among people born in India, Amjad Ali Khan ranks 988 out of 1,861. Before him are Smita Patil (1955), Prem Nazir (1927), Aparna Sen (1945), Maneka Gandhi (1956), S. J. Suryah (1968), and Leo Amery (1873). After him are Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), Mehdi Hassan (1927), Arun Jaitley (1952), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Geeta Bali (1930), and Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910).

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Among MUSICIANS In India

Among musicians born in India, Amjad Ali Khan ranks 20. Before him are K. S. Chithra (1963), Trilok Gurtu (1951), Hariprasad Chaurasia (1938), Salil Chowdhury (1925), Teejan Bai (1956), and M. Balamuralikrishna (1930). After him are Mehdi Hassan (1927), Mohammed Zahur Khayyam (1927), Rajesh Roshan (1955), P.V.R. Raja (1985), Shubha Mudgal (1959), and U. Srinivas (1969).

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