WWIM : Allaudin Khan (Alam)

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WWP ID 0045
Personal ID P00005
WWIM ID 0027
Text WWIM01
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Name Allaudin Khan (Alam)
Religion M
Gender M
Year of Birth 1862
Date of Birth 1862
H / C H
Vocal
Instrument sarod
Gharana Senia
Guru Gopal Chandra Chatterjee (vocal music)
Lobo (violin)
Munne Khan (shehnai)
Ahmed Ali Khan and Wazir Khan (sarod)
Awards Sangeet Natak Akademi Award For Hindustani Instrumental Music, 1952.
was elected Fellow of Akademi, 1954.
honoured with Padoma Bhusan 1958 and Desikottama (Viswa Bharati) 1961.
City of Residence M.P.
State of Residence MP
Publications
Recordings
Academic Career
Experience Abroad Europe in 1935 with Uday Shankar's Ballet troupe.
Notes in the Text b. in Shibpore, E. Bengal.
s. of. Sadhukhan.
also plays sursingar, rabab, chandra sarang, sitar, surbahar, violin, flute, shehnai, clarionet, saxophone, pakhawaj and tabla.
Composer and pioneer in orchestration.

Established the Maihal Band, 1924.

Composed new ragas - Hamant, Prabhat Kali, Hem Behag, Sobhavati, Madanamanjari.

Prominent disciples: Ali Akbar (son), Ravi Shankar (son-in-low), Annaprna (daughtet), Pannalal Ghosh, Nikhil Banerjee, Sharan Rani, Timir Baran, Bahadur Khan.