Dabir Khan

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Dabir Khan
Born1905
British India
Died1972
Occupation(s)Vocal and instrumental musician of Hindustani classical music
AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Government of India in 1969
vocalist. He was the grandson of legendary vina player Wazir Khan.[1]

Career

Dabir Khan learned veena from his grandfather,

K.C. Dey, Pandit Santosh Banerjee (Formerly head of department of instrumental music, Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta), Asit De (Head of the Theory Division of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata) and the noted singer Manna Dey.[4]

Dabir Khan as External Examiner to Clem Alford at Midnapore, West Bengal in 1969.

Personal life

Dabir Khan was born in Rampur State in 1905. He died in 1972.[5]

Awards and recognition

See also

Clem Alford was a student of Pandit S.N. Saha, who was himself a student of Ustad Md. Dabir Khan. Md. Dabir Khan was the external examiner of Clem Alford in 1969 at Midnapore Music College.

References

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  2. ^ Gopal, Rupa (23 March 2011). "The Tansen legacy". The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "SNA: Awardees list". Sangeet Natak Akademi website. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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